Avatar: Fire and Ash’s progress picked up some momentum in India over the weekend. As of this morning, the film has sold 55K tickets across the two national chains for its opening day and 140K tickets for the entire weekend. Overall, the film grossed Rs. Has earned more than. Rs 4 crore for its first day. 10 crores for the weekend in pre-sales.
Sales of Avatar: The Way of Water have dropped significantly ahead of release, although the film has made up some of the difference. On Friday, it was about 30 percent of Avatar 2 in national chains, at the end of the weekend it was closer to 40 percent. At the current pace, the film is headed towards 200K final sales, while Avatar 2’s final number is 330K.
The comparison of advance sales across national chains between Avatar: Fire and Ashes and Avatar: The Path of Water is as follows:
| Time | Avatar: fire and ashes |
Avatar: water way |
|---|---|---|
| T-7 days | 29,000 | 102,000 |
| T-6 days | 34,000 | 112,000 |
| T-5 days | 45,000 | 125,000 |
| T-4 day | 55,000 | 139,000 |
| t-3 day | 158,000 | |
| T-2 day | 183,000 | |
| T-1 day | 230,000 | |
| t-0 day | 330,000 |
This decrease compared to Avatar 2 is in line with trends seen in other markets around the world. The reason is simple: Avatar 2 was the long-awaited sequel to the box office zeitgeist that was the world’s biggest blockbuster, while this is just another Avatar movie in three years. The pent-up demand of the Avatar film, which gave Avatar 2 a significant boost in initial demand, is not in play this time.
Sales are highest in South India, as was the case with Avatar 2. Tamil Nadu and Telugu states, which were the top two regions for Avatar 2, are leading the sales. North India may lag a bit initially, but should catch up closer to release and then after release. The film is expected to face a big challenge in the northern circuit from ‘Dhurandhar’, which is running at the box office, as it is expected to dominate the showcasing in its third week as well. Interestingly, this is in contrast to 2022, when Avatar 2 overtook Ranveer Singh’s Circus.
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