Which Movie Will Finally Beat Avatar 2’s 2023 Box Office

Avatar: The Way of Water is one of the highest-grossing movies of all time, and with the film still succeeding well into 2023, many are wondering what movie will finally beat the Avatar sequel. Avatar: The Way of Water was the biggest movie of 2022, with the film surpassing other box office titans like Top Gun: Maverick on its path to the top of the charts.

To the surprise of many, Avatar: The Way of Water is still making gains at the box office months after it was first released, with no 2023 movie surpassing it yet. However, the movie that will dethrone it might be right around the corner.

The original 2009 Avatar is currently the highest-grossing movie of all time, with it only briefly being surpassed by Avengers: Endgame before reclaiming its position sometime later. When Avatar: The Way of Water was set to release 13 years later in 2022, the film’s potential success was questionable. Many wondered if the sequel was too late, with various outlets and speculators positing that the film wouldn’t do nearly as well as the original. However, Avatar: The Way of Water came out of the gate swinging, with it quickly becoming a financial hit. As of this article’s writing, the film is the third highest-grossing movie of all time.

Avatar 2 Is Still The Highest-Grossing Movie Of 2023

As of March 2023, Avatar: The Way of Water is still the highest-grossing movie of 2023 even though it was released in the previous year. The December 2022 movie has made $277 million since 2023 started, with the film’s total gross calculating up to $2.304 billion as of the writing of this article. These numbers are a testament to the longevity of Avatar: The Way of Water, with the film surpassing all kinds of box office expectations. Avatar: The Way of Water’s box office is still breaking records, with it still continuing to make money. Although it probably won’t surpass the original Avatar, its 2023 box office is still impressive.
Avatar: The Way of Water’s continued box office success is even more impressive considering the stiff competition that the film has faced throughout the first few months of 2023. Avatar: The Way of Water is still around $70 million ahead of the 2023’s second highest-grossing movie, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which has earned $206 million. It’s also had to face off against other big franchise movies such as Creed III, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Scream VI, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, and other blockbusters. However, the box office of all of these films still pale in comparison to that of Avatar: The Way of Water.
Super Mario Bros Will Likely Be The First Movie To Dethrone Avatar 2
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With Avatar: The Way of Water having blown past its competition so far, there have been some questions regarding which movie will finally beat James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel. The most likely candidate for this is The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Being a family film based on a massive IP, it seems like The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a surefire success, with it possibly being big enough to surpass Avatar: The Way of Water. The Super Mario Bros. Movie is an Illumination movie, which tend to do pretty well, with several of the studio’s movies surpassing $1 billion. Because of this, it seems like Mario may beat Jake Sully.
However, there are some other possibilities. Two huge movies coming out before The Super Mario Bros. Movie also have a chance to surpass Avatar: The Way of Water. The first of these is John Wick: Chapter 4. John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum made $327.3 million, which is enough to pass Avatar: The Way of Water despite it being an R-rated movie. Another contender is Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, which is a big-budget blockbuster. However, the franchise isn’t as big as Avatar or Mario, meaning its potential for success remains to be seen.
Why No 2023 Movies Have Been Able To Beat Avatar 2 Yet
Avatar: The Way of Water’s unprecedented success can be attributed to a few factors. While there have been several big superhero movies released, none of them have been especially critically acclaimed, with bad word of mouth hurting their box office. Creed III was well-received, but the franchise just isn’t as profitable as Avatar. Avatar: The Way of Water is a film that needs to be seen on the big screen, meaning that viewers that normally wouldn’t go to theaters have come out for James Cameron’s sequel. On top of that, many viewers have seen Avatar: The Way of Water in theaters multiple times, further helping its 2023 box office.
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