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Avatar: The Way of Wateris one of the highly anticipated films of 2022. Ever since the film was first announced there has been a lot of hype around it. The sequel is expected to follow Jake Sully, who is living with his family on the planet of Pandora. The trailer of the film represents some of the beautiful sequences from the film. The film is also expected to feature multiple underwater scenes. The director has reportedly created new technology for the underwater scenes in the sequel.
The director of the film James Cameron has still not revealed the budget for the film. Earlier, the budget of the film was reported to be in the $250 million range. However,Avatar: The Way of Wateris believed to cost much more than $250 million.
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James Cameron is Not Willing to Give a Number ForAvatar 2Budget
James Cameronhas been working onAvatar: The Way of Watersince 2013. The director is known for some of the biggest films in Hollywood. His 1997Titanicbecame the first ever film to earn $2 billion at the box office. And his 2009 filmAvataris still the highest-grossing film in the world.
With the sequel all set to release in a few days, everyone is curious about how muchAvatar: The Way of Watercosts. The director has straight off refused to give out a fixed number about its budget as he says, “Very fu*king [expensive].”
According to GQ, the director has said thatAvatar: The Way of Waterwould need to be “the third or fourth highest-grossing film in history” just to break even. The report also claimed that Cameron informed the studio thatAvatar 2represented the worst business case in movie history.
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Fans BelieveAvatar: The Way of WaterCould Easily Hit 2 Billion
Fans have started discussing whetherThe Way of Watercould cross the $2 billion mark at the box office. They believe that the film has enough attention on it, and can easily cross the mark.
https://twitter.com/kirklad1/status/1594924805706305536
OMG. I guess it’s still possible tho?
— JS (@nicejanice19)August 22, 2025
No shot this film does that good 💀
— Rockety (@Rocketyyyy)August 13, 2025
This is lowkey scary but im sure it will be a success 🫣 avatar is coming for endgame’s neck
— 🌊🌊Polar na’vi stan🌊🌊 (@proxima_nalutsa)July 24, 2025
https://twitter.com/ablv00/status/1594924400834318336
Some even claimed thatAvatar: The Way of Waterwould easily overtakeEndgame, while others said it is impossible. People also claimed that the possibilities for it to cross the mark are higher as it is the sequel to the highest-grossing film of all time.
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Avatar Would Have to Overtake the Third or Fourth Highest-Grossing Film
Director James Cameron has claimed thatAvatar 2will have to be the third or fourth highest-grossing film to be profitable. Considering this, the film would have to overtakeStar Wars: The Force AwakensorAvengers: Infinity War, which currently hold the fourth and fifth spot, respectively, in the highest-grossing films.
Avengers: Endgamewas the last film to cross $2 billion at the box office and currently is the second highest-grossing film. However, the pandemic affected the box office collection of many movies.
But still films likeSpider-Man: No Way HomeandTop Gun: Maverickmanaged to cross the $1 billion mark at the box office.Considering that the two movies that managed to turn huge profits were sequels,Avatar: The Way of Watercan also cross the margin.
The first film received a great response from viewers and critics. The recent re-release of the film also did quite well at the box office, so there is a possibility that it could be profitable and could achieve the target set by the filmmakers.
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Laxmi Rajput is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, with over 3,300 articles published covering film, TV, and pop culture. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in content writing, she pivoted to entertainment journalism because let’s be honest, superheroes, sitcoms, and Netflix binges are way more fun. Laxmi frequently covers Marvel, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and popular TV shows, offering both fan-first enthusiasm and thoughtful analysis. Her work often dives into Marvel theories, revisits the genius of The Big Bang Theory, or unpacks the Netflix phenomenon of Stranger Things.
