The newly released film, Avatar 2: The Way of Water which is a 2022 American epic science fiction film directed by James Cameron has now becomes the most seen film in France this year, AFP reports.
According to the report by AFP, the Avatar 2 recorded the biggest cinema success this year in France.
AFP reported that the film released in mid-December, Avatar 2: The Way of the Water has brought together more than 6.87 million spectators in theaters, dethroning Top Gun: Maverick as the most viewed film of the year in France, its distributor Disney announced on Friday.
“With 559,147 admissions for Thursday #AvatarLaVoiedeLeau reached 6,870,704 admissions last night. Best result for a film in 2022”, announced on Twitter Frédéric Monnereau, in charge of distribution at Disney.
On a global level, France offers James Cameron’s film, which has already exceeded one billion dollars in revenue , its third largest estimated income, behind the United States and China.
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Lightning Triumph
Record-breaking filmmaker James Cameron is already the author, after Titanic , of the most profitable film to date, the first part of Avatar , approaching 2.9 billion dollars in revenue.
In France, it’s a flash triumph, fueled by the school holidays during which more than 500,000 spectators a day have embarked for the star Pandora since the release of this new Avatar on December 14, AFP reports.
A frantic pace which allows him to dethrone on the eve of New Year’s Eve the fighter plane of Tom Cruise and the 6.76 million admissions achieved with his comeback from Top Gun since May.
Relief for the halls
If no one dares to bet on its final score, the new Avatar should continue to achieve several million admissions at the start of 2023. The first part, 13 years ago, attracted a total of 14.7 million spectators.
Something to put a smile on the face of cinema operators, after a year 2022 when part of the public was still lacking. The official attendance figures for French cinemas will not be revealed until Monday, but attendance should still be down by around a quarter compared to before Covid.