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‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Tops $1 Billion In Worldwide Box Office

Headline from Forbes, from the development of Jan 3, 2026

Newest development Jan 5, 2026 · 2 reports‘Avatar Fire and Ash’ becomes fourth James Cameron movie to pass $1 billion

Disney has two of the top three films of 2025, as James Cameron's "Avatar: Fire and Ash" passes another major box office milestone in its run at 2025's box office crown.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Box Office: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Stays No. 1 with $22.6 Million Post-Christmas; ‘Marty Supreme’ Adds $6.7 Million on Friday

    Headline from Variety ·

  2. China Box Office: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Tops Final Weekend of 2025

    Headline from Variety ·

  3. ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Tops $900 Million At Worldwide Box Office

    Headline from Forbes ·

  4. Names this update

    ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Tops $1 Billion In Worldwide Box Office

    Headline from Forbes ·

  5. Newest

    ‘Avatar Fire and Ash’ becomes fourth James Cameron movie to pass $1 billion

    Headline from Newsweek ·

Reports & sources

26 articles, oldest first.

  1. Variety

    Box Office: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Stays No. 1 with $22.6 Million Post-Christmas; ‘Marty Supreme’ Adds $6.7 Million on Friday (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    'Avatar: Fire and Ash' held strong at the domestic box office on Friday, while A24's 'Marty Supreme' took second place.

  2. Deadline

    Box Office: 'Avatar: Fire And Ash' $200M+ Post Christmas, 'Marty Supreme' Wows (opens Deadline)

    Published

    Deadline's feed description

    Post Christmas box office will see 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' leading in its second weekend and a cume close to $214M. 'Marty Supreme' and 'Anaconda' are wowing in 4-day with $22M-$25M.

  3. New York Post

    ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ still heating up the box office (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    "Avatar: Fire and Ash" is still the king of the box office, landing in the No. 1 spot for the second Friday in a row.

  4. CNN

    ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ ignites box office for second straight weekend (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Moviegoers flocked to theaters for Disney’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” on the last weekend of the year, solidifying the sci-fi adventure film’s place as one of the biggest blockbusters of 2025.

  5. Deadline

    Avatar: Fire And Ash At $760M Global, Zootopia 2 Crosses $1B Overseas (opens Deadline)

    Published

    Deadline's feed description

    Avatar: Fire And Ash pushes franchise across $6 billion global box office; Zootopia 2 is the highest-grossing Hollywood animated release ever overseas

  6. Variety

    China Box Office: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Tops Final Weekend of 2025 (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    James Cameron’s 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' remained the dominant force at the China box office, adding $23.4 million to lift its total to $98.6 million.

  7. Variety

    Korea Box Office: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Dominates as ‘Zootopia 2’ Holds Strong (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    James Cameron’s 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' continued to dominate the Korean box office over the Dec. 26–28 frame, grossing $8.6 million.

  8. Variety

    ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Tops New Year’s Eve Box Office With $8.1 Million, Domestic Ticket Sales End 2025 With $8.9 Billion (opens Variety)

    Published

    Variety's feed description

    'Avatar: Fire and Ash' topped the New Year's Eve box office with $8.1 million, while domestic ticket sales ended 2025 with $8.9 billion, up 1.5%.

  9. Forbes

    ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Tops $900 Million At Worldwide Box Office (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Despite talk of underperformance and James Cameron suggesting sequels are be in doubt, "Avatar: Fire and Ash" becomes 2025's third-biggest film this weekend and counting.

  10. Deadline

    Box Office: 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Leads New Year's Eve, 2025 $8.87B (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    'Avatar: Fire and Ash' led the New Year's Eve box office, which is always a slow day. Current domestic total is north of $250M.

  11. Variety

    Post New Year’s Box Office: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Holds Strong with $14 Million on Friday; ‘Zootopia 2’ Earns $7.1 Million for Second Place (opens Variety)

    Published

    Variety's feed description

    'Avatar: Fire and Ash' took an early lead at the post-New Year’s box office, marking its third Friday at the top of the charts.

  12. Deadline

    Box Office: 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' U.S. Cume Heads for $300M+ (opens Deadline)

    Published

    Deadline's feed description

    'Avatar: Fire and Ash' has a shot at crossing $300M at the U.S. box office during the first weekend of 2026.

  13. New York Post

    ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ still fired up on its 3rd week in theaters (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    “Avatar: Fire and Ash” remains at the No. 1 spot in the box office for the third consecutive Friday, pulling in $14 million.

  14. Deadline

    Box Office: 'Avatar: Fire And Ash' Is 4th James Cameron Movie To Earn $1B (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    'Avatar: Fire and Ash' has become the fourth James Cameron movie to earn over $1B.

  15. WHEC Rochester

    Hollywood starts 2026 with 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' No. 1, as James Cameron's sci-fi epic crosses $1B (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Hollywood kicked off 2026 with “Avatar: Fire and Ash” atop the box office for the third straight week and with hopes for a blockbuster-filled year after a disappointing 2025. In three weeks of release, “Fire and Ash” has cleared $1 billion worldwide.

  16. Variety

    ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Crosses $1 Billion After 18 Days (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    "Avatar: Fire and Ash" has officially crossed the $1 billion mark.

  17. Forbes

    ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Tops $1 Billion In Worldwide Box Office (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Disney has two of the top three films of 2025, as James Cameron's "Avatar: Fire and Ash" passes another major box office milestone in its run at 2025's box office crown.

  18. Forbes

    'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Hits $1 Billion At International Box Office (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The James Cameron blockbuster became one of only three Hollywood movies released in 2025 to gross over $1 billion at theaters worldwide.

  19. Newsweek

    ‘Avatar Fire and Ash’ becomes fourth James Cameron movie to pass $1 billion (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    "Avatar: Fire and Ash" has passed the $1 billion mark after a strong weekend, becoming James Cameron's fourth film to do so.

  20. Gizmodo

    Of Course 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' Has Made a Billion Dollars Already (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The future's bright and full of box office records on Pandora.

  21. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ reaches $1B in global ticket sales | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

    Published

    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    James ​Cameron’s science-fiction fantasy “Avatar: ‌Fire and Ash” has surpassed $1 billion ‌in global box office proceeds, the director’s fourth film to cross that threshold.

  22. KYMA Yuma

    'Avatar: Fire and Ash' earns $1 billion, stays no. 1 at the box office (opens KYMA Yuma)

    Published

    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    After nabbing the top spot the first two weekends, 20th Century Studios' "Avatar: Fire and Ash" remains in first place, grossing $40 million for a domestic total of $306 million, and joined the first two "Avatar" films by crossing the billion dollar mark worldwide.

  23. Entertainment Weekly

    'Avatar: Fire and Ash' burns through $1 billion at the global box office (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Entertainment Weekly's feed description

    'Avatar: Fire and Ash' blazed past the $1 billion mark at the global box office this weekend in only its third week of release, but still trails 'Ne Zha 2' and 'Zootopia 2' in 2025 tallies.

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