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OpEd: How Can a Movie Make $435 Million Opening Weekend and Still Be a ‘Flop’?

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How does this happen? 20th Century Studios’ Avatar: The Way of Water is out in theaters, but it is apparently at risk of being arguably the most expensive flop in movie history. The sequel grossed $134 million domestically on its opening weekend. That is almost double what its predecessor, James Cameron’s Avatar, made years ago ($70 million). Adding the global box ...

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Audiences Boycott ‘Avatar’ Sequel Due to James Cameron’s Offensive Comment

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Once again, a high-profile Hollywood A-lister has offended someone — but this time, the offender in question is Avatar creator and director James Cameron, and it is Avatar: The Way of Water that has reignited an old controversy! Avatar: The Way of Water just premiered this past weekend with shockingly-low box office numbers that actually contributed to a drastic drop in Disney’s stock numbers. The ...

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‘Avatar’ Sequel Receives “Phenomenal” Reviews From Audiences

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As with many movies that head to theaters, Avatar: The Way of Water has been shown to critics and some early test audiences before it actually premieres in theaters for the general public later this week. We already had high hopes for this long-awaited Avatar sequel, since the first Avatar movie’s A-list cast of Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, and Sigourney Weaver were back for more and ...

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Bob Iger and James Cameron Discuss Changing ‘Flight of Passage’

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Avatar fans have been waiting for news about the very-long-awaited sequel (make that multiple sequels) to the original 2009 Avatar film — especially since Walt Disney World Resort only whetted fans’ appetites by installing the popular Flight of Passage simulator ride in the Animal Kingdom, which can have as high as a four-hour wait in line and allows Guests to experience riding Banshees ...

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Disney Launches ‘Keep Our Oceans Amazing’ Campaign With ‘Avatar: Way of Water’

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Fans of the James Cameron world of Pandora and the Avatar film from 2009 have been eagerly awaiting the CGI-heavy film’s sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, which premieres in theaters this December and should theoretically serve as the movie that ushers in several more Avatar films. Apparently, however, there is another element to the Avatar sequel’s premiere that everyone should be excited about! The Walt Disney ...

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Disney Confirms High Expectations for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’

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Even though anticipation has been high for the Avatar sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, fans of Pandora and the world of the Na’vi warriors were understandably uncertain about whether or not the movie would ever actually reach theaters. The movie took over a decade to follow its predecessor, Avatar, which was a tremendous success — and even though it has been made clear ...

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Disney Park’s Castle Transforms Into ‘Pandora’

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We have already known for quite some time that Avatar: The Way of Water is on its way after many years of audiences’ anticipation — and now we know even more about the upcoming Avatar sequel — but apparently, the Na’vi and Pandora have dominated an entire Disney Park, too! Shanghai Disney Resort has a new Avatar: Explore Pandora exhibit that has just opened, ...

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Quick-Service Locations We Love at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park

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Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort is unquestionably the wildest of all four existing theme parks. Aside from all those standout thrill rides, like Expedition Everest and Avatar Flight of Passage (along with several others), there are a host of unique animal-centric experiences to take in as well. Kilimanjaro Safaris, for instance, serves as perhaps the most ...

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Are Re-Releases Disney’s Solution to Box Office Woes?

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While The Walt Disney Company is seeing strong growth in its endeavors in streaming and Parks, Experiences, and Products divisions, it continues to face disappointing numbers at the box office as new content does not appear to be sticking. In the wake of the disappointment that was Pixar’s Lightyear, Disney announced that it would re-release Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and ...

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James Cameron Admits That Avatar Four and Five Might Not Happen

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James Cameron is known for directing the Avatar films and creating the immersive fictional world of Pandora — but even the Titanic director can’t guarantee that the fourth and fifth movies in his vision are going to actually make it to audiences. Many unbelievable feats have already been achieved for the first Avatar sequel: Kate Winslet broke a record for underwater breathing that Tom Cruise had ...

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