‘Avatar’ hit the box office and ranks number 1 thirteen years after its premiere

Tape ‘Avatar’ by James Cameron, after becoming the highest-grossing film in history thirteen years ago, with a total gross of $ 2,877 million. now the movie sweeps the box office again with its revival in theaters, before the release of its second part, it grossed nearly $ 10 million in the United States in its first weekend.

What was once one of the most popular films of 2009, and which also reformulated the 3D experience in theaters, has once again crowned the taste of fans. Since it broke the American box office in its first weekend, and globally it already collects nearly 20 million dollars.

‘Avatar’ a contemporary classic that continues to please fans

In North America, “Avatar” ranked third in the highest grossing chart, behind only “Don’t Worry Darling”, which grossed $ 19.2 million, and “The Woman King”, directed by Viola David, which grossed $ 11 million. And now, when we compare it to another recent release like “Spider-MAN: NWH”, “Avatar” did a lot better, since it could only be seen in theaters in 1980 and the arachnid movie in 3835.

And as far as the international market is concerned, the film has positioned itself even better, as it has arrived first box office in countries such as France, Italy, Singapore, Thailand, Germany, the United Kingdom and Korea, confirming the enthusiasm of fans for the film, or the curiosity of young people for this classic of current cinema.

Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian said that despite being a film that is already 13 years old and people can see it at home, today’s big draw is his exhibition in Imax”‘Avatar’ serves as a reminder of how stunning the images of Pandora are on the big screen,” said Dergarabedian.

As early as 2009, the film was considered a visual feat, which went on to win the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, as well as Best Set Design and Photography. Being 60% CGI entirely and 40% live actors, the film continues to be a point of reference for the industry on a technical level.

In the words of James Cameron himself, thanks to the technological advances of recent years, the film for this revival enjoys a even higher qualityas it not only returns in 3D, but is remastered in 4K, in some dynamic range and with some parts at 48 frames per second.

It looks better than ever. […] It blew us away, ”Cameron said.

If you have not seen ‘Avatar’ or if you have already seen it, we advise you to relive the emotion in its re-release in theaters, as everything seems to indicate that the film is loaded and with an impressive quality, all before its sequel ‘ Avata: the sense of water.