How the holiday box office will shake out if Avatar: The Way Of Water hits three big releases

Definitely Christmas weekend Avatar: the way of waterHowever, it’s a matter of box office how big or small it is, especially this early in the week. At least the 20th Century Studios/Disney film should be safe $60 million – $65 million for the 3 days and $90 million – $95 million for the 4 days. It’s similar Rogue One: A Star Wars Story which played its second weekend in a year when Christmas fell on a Sunday. avatar 2 made $16 million yesterday, down -56% Sunday to Monday, which was in line with Villain One-54%. Villain OneThe first Monday was $17.5 million. However, some competitors won’t be surprised avatar 2 reached $100 million during its four-day run. through four days avatar 2 count a little more than 150 million dollars.

In a smaller Christmas than last year, when there were five new wide releases, this year we have three at Universal/Dreamworks Animation Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Paramount’s Damien Chazelle directed the Hollywood-era epic Babylon, and the Sony/Tri-Star Whitney Houston biopic I want to dance with someone. Over the past year there has been an overwhelming threat from Omicron, one that hasn’t stopped Spider-Man: No Way Home From rising to the third-biggest film of all time in the United States ($814.1 million), there really isn’t much warning about the virus this year. That is, how many watched No way home had everyone’s business last year except for the Universal/Illumination Animation family title sing 2 – the only breakthrough film to gross over $100 million ($162.7 million domestic) – many studios decided on definitive adult counter-programming avatar 2; Babylon is aimed at upscale adults over 35 and I want to dance with someone also with black audiences and older adults, rather than trying to create a second choice for fanboys in the market. Last year it was Warner Bros.’ The Matrix Resurrections its box office was further impacted by a drop in theatrical day and date on HBO Max and years before, especially when avatar It was released in 2009 and was the action film from the days of Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law Sherlock Holmes.

Puss in Boots: The Last WishI like sing 2 last year the second favorite seems to be on holiday, attracting both girls and boys 3 days apart 15 million – 20 million dollars in more than 4,000 cinemas. sing 2 opened last year on the holiday weekend, when Christmas fell on a Saturday, with $22.3 million. The image is 96% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with critics. No preview tonight for the sequel, which comes out tomorrow. Already, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish has reached $14 million in 25 international markets to date. The sequel will debut in an additional 28 markets, including China, Mexico, Spain and Germany.

R-rated Margot Robbie-Brad Pitt, 6x Golden Globe nominee Babylon has been in theaters since mid-November with a 63% on Rotten Tomatoes after extensive previews by Paramount. The $80 million production, filmed in and around Santa Clarita, California, wants to move in at least north double digits over four days in 3,342 cinemas, especially with a running time of 3 hours and 8 minutes. It must be behind it pussy in boots 2 The studio hopes to captivate audiences between the ages of 18 and 34 with the pic’s disgusting nature. Previews begin Thursday at 3 p.m.

Some believe in TriStars I want to dance with someone could eat at the Babylon ticket office; the film directed by Kasi Lemmons, who a 12 million dollars 4 days at 3,550 locations. BAFTA winner Naomi Ackie plays tragic R&B superstar Houston and Stanley Tucci plays record mogul Clive Davis. No Rotten Tomatoes rating yet, which doesn’t bode well, as previews for the picture begin Thursday at 2 p.m.

Apart from the lack of big pictures in the market this coming weekend, many are complaining that Christmas falls on a Sunday this weekend, which means that Christmas Eve Saturday will be a big drag on business as most films between 45% and 55% daily % gross is cheaper. from Friday. When is the best time for Christmas during a pay week? “Wednesday,” a distribution source said. The only benefit of the holiday is that cinema admissions increase on the day of the year and then throughout the rest of the year.