This third in the
Avatar series directed by James Cameron makes its debut at the top of the North American box office.
The movie comes on with a gross just shy of $90 Million which is quite a bit lower than the $135 Million of the previous movie on the franchise.
With an all new top 4 this weekend last weeks top movie, Zootopia 2, falls to number 5 this weekend.
US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 19th - 21st December 2025
Highest New Movie This Weekend
- The movie is the Highest Debut on this weekends US box office chart.
- It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
- It grosses $89,160,860 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $89,160,860 after 1 weekends of release
- The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took $134,100,226 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.
- The movie is a new entry at Number 2 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $22,000,555 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $22,000,555 after 1 weekends of release
- The movie is a new entry at Number 3 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $19,010,430 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $19,010,430 after 1 weekends of release
- The movie is a new entry at Number 4 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $15,611,344 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $15,611,344 after 1 weekends of release
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 5 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $14,846,073 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $283,156,002 after 4 weekends of release
- The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2025
- The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took $241,431,697 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.
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