'Avatar: The Way of Water' opens with US$1.9m

by Lau Chee Nien / December 19, 2022

Singapore - Avatar: The Way of Water opens at no. 1 with US$1,948,937 (S$2,647,709).

Based on publicly published figures from Box Office Mojo, it's one of the biggest opening of the year ahead of Top Gun: Maverick (US$1,504,057 / S$2,058,016).

It trails Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (US$3,119,286 / S$4,318,589), Thor: Love and Thunder (US$2,245,176 / S$3,136,780), Jurassic World: Dominion (US$2,235,000 / S$3,099,297) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (US$2,168,722 / S$2,973,838).    

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish drops to no. 2 and has accumulated US$784,359 (S$1,065,583) after two weeks.

Notre-Dame on Fire debuts at no. 10.

Box Office (Dec 15 - 18)

1 (-) Avatar: The Way of Water (PG13)

2 (1) Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (PG)

3 (2) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (PG13)

4 (3) Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (PG)

5 (4) Decibel (PG13) [Korean]

6 (5) The Menu (NC16)

7 (8) Ajoomma《花路阿朱妈》(NC16) [Mandarin, Korean, English]

8 (6) Black Adam (PG13)

9 (9) The Antique Shop (NC16) [Thai, English]

10 (-) Notre-Dame on Fire (PG13) [French]

Sources: Cinema Online and Box Office Mojo

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