'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Tops Christopher Nolan's Superhero...

What’s Happening

Not gonna lie, James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash has crossed the $1 billion mark globally, surpassing Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises in 2 weeks.

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Tops Christopher Nolan’s Superhero Threequel at Global Box Office Zoe Salda a in Avatar: Fire and Ash Image via 20th Century By Jake Hodges Published 14 minutes ago In over three years at Collider, senior author Jake has now penned over 2500 articles covering a wide range of TV and film for the resources, lists, utilities, news, and interview teams. Alongside interviewing stars such as Selin Hizli , Rose Ayling-Ellis , and Chelsea Peretti , Jake was lucky enough to visit the set of Aardman and Netflix’s Wallace and Gromit: A Vengeance Most Fowl in 2024, getting the chance to chat with four-time Academy Award winner Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham . (shocking, we know)

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Sign in to your Collider account Add Us On Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap There was little doubt from the film world that James Cameron ‘s Avatar: Fire and Ash would be a hit at the box office. Following in Zootopia 2 ‘s footsteps, the threequel has already surpassed the billion-dollar mark after just over two weeks, cementing its position over the most recent box office weekend.

Earning $40 million from a small expansion into 3,835 theaters nationwide, Fire and Ash now sits on an wild global total of $1. 083 billion, split between a domestic haul of $306 million and a further $777 million from overseas markets.

Why This Matters

Thanks to this strong third weekend, Fire and Ash has now surpassed Christopher Nolan ‘s own threequel, The Dark Knight Rises , at the all-time global box office. Starring Christian Bale , Tom Hardy , and Gary Oldman , The Dark Knight Rises struggled to hit the critical heights of its direct predecessor, but was an enormous box office hit, earning $1.

The entertainment world moves fast, and this is a prime example.