Fire and Ash touched a flame to the wick of impending blockbusterdom, hauling in a decent-ish $88 million in North American cinemas. That figure is a far cry from the box-office bonfire of Avatar: The Way of Water — which opened to $134 million in 2022 — and comes in a tad below pre-release “tracking” estimates (they predicted Avatar 3 would gross between $90 million and $105 million over its first three days in theaters).

The first two 'Avatar' films likewise didn't boast huge pre-Christmas openings, yet went on to become the No. 1 and No. 3 top-grossing films of all time worldwide. And globally, 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' pulled in $345 million,

It’s an intriguing argument—even though they’re some of the highest-grossing movies ever (currently number 1 and number 3 ever, not adjusting for inflation), when have you last heard somebody talk about these movies?

While $88 million would normally be considered a slow start for a movie on the scale of "Fire and Ash," the box-office run for "Avatar" movies tends to be a marathon, not a sprint. The series is known for having significant staying power in theaters for several weeks.

The breakout villain of the new 'Avatar' film discusses the sexuality of her role, that explosive ending (spoilers ahead!), and why "Jim Cameron is the most similar person that I can think of to Charl

Avatar: Fire and Ash' actor Oona Chaplin plays Varang and nearly changed her name because she's Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter.

The film is the third in the sci-fi fantasy franchise from Hollywood director, James Cameron.

Sigourney Weaver has revealed whether she actually kissed actor Jack Champion, who was a teenager at the time of filming, in 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' romantic moment: 'We had to be very delicate about that scene.

"Avatar 3" director James Cameron unpacks "Fire and Ash" spoilers and why it's unlikely you'll see a fourth and fifth movie any time soon.

James Cameron has cast serious doubt on the claim that Matt Damon almost played Jake Sully in Avatar (a role that ended up going to Sam Worthington).