The
Avatar series continues to show strength as the third movie in the series
Avatar: Fire and Ash spends its fifth weekend at the top of the North American box office.
The movie has now taken nearly $365 Million which although well behind the previous movie in the series is still a massive box office gross in the current cinema climate.
Top new movie is the weekend is 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple which lands at number 2 this week with just over $12.5 Million.
This is disappointingly half that of the previous movie despite positive word of mouth and critics reviews.
US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 16th - 18th January 2026
- The movie remains at Number 1 on this weekends US box office
- It has spent 5 weeks at the top of the US box office.
- It grosses $14,489,184 over the weekend, a 33% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $364,699,524 after 5 weekends of release
- The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took $562,919,348 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.
Highest New Movie This Weekend
- The movie is the Highest Debut on this weekends US box office chart.
- It has a total gross of $12,521,327 after 1 weekends of release
- The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie is a sequel to 28 Years Later which took $30,002,966 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.
- The movie goes up the chart to Number 3 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $9,171,087 over the weekend, a 8% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $390,413,294 after 8 weekends of release
- The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took $316,404,151 at the box office after 8 weekends of release.
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 4 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $8,543,288 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $107,169,352 after 5 weekends of release
- The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie goes up the chart to Number 5 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $5,477,927 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $79,653,221 after 5 weekends of release
- The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026
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SaltyPopcorn is where a lifelong obsession with cinema meets 20 years of elite tech experience. Founded by Robert, this premier UK film blog blends sharp movie criticism with deep digital expertise.
The Cinema Roots
Robert's film journey started early at the historic Palace Cinema in High Wycombe. From working at Ritz Video Film Hire (later Blockbuster Express) for 8 years to spending six years studying Film and Culture at university, his passion for the silver screen is deeply rooted.
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