Although the wait seems long, Disney -now the owner of 20th Century Fox- has decided to measure the ground for what is one of the most anticipated productions of 2023. And as it has been anticipated for a few months, this weekend has arrived to hundreds of theaters the remastered 4K HDR version of Avatar.
It is an updated version of the film that, between 2009 and 2019, remained the highest grossing film (since it was stolen by Avengers: Edgame) and that now, in this re-release, has managed to raise 30 million dollars during its run. first weekend.
With this figure, according to reports, in the United States it ranked third among the highest-grossing productions of the weekend, only below “The King Woman” and “Don’t worry, dear.”
According to data provided by Box Office Mojo, the remastered version of Avatar, now available in theaters in Mexico, Canada, the United States, Peru and other countries, has raised $20,500 globally and nearly $10,000 in the United States alone. Joined.This translates to a total of $30,500 being added to the coffers of the Mickey Muse house. Not bad for a movie released more than a decade ago.
Avatar 4K a success by mistake?
It is also fair to mention that of the total number of tickets sold in the United States, 93 percent correspond to the 3D version of Avatar, a significant increase from the 74 percent achieved during its original release in 2009.
Although the re-release of Avatar in theaters around the world was announced several months ago, it is true that part of the audience was confused, thinking that inside the movie theater they would enjoy the second installment of the franchise and not a remaster that, yes, comes with better audio and video quality as well as some additional post-credit scenes.
Although the dismissals were not few, it would be unfair to justify the good box office performance of Avatar 4K to this phenomenon. Actually, what happened in theaters is a reflection that Avatar fever is more relevant than ever, an aspect that although it bodes well for its second installment, it also sets higher expectations for the new installment.
I’m so naive that I went to see avatar thinking it was 2 🤡
– Sebastian Valdes (@jusevasa) September 26, 2022
all the assholes (my old ones included) taking out to see Avatar thinking it’s both but actually they’re going to see one again pic.twitter.com/QYl6o3btXE
— Cande. (@cnd_rtg) September 25, 2022