Movie Comparison: Avatar (2009) vs. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

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  AvatarAvatar: The
Way of Water
Domestic Release Date Dec 18, 2009Dec 16, 2022
Production Budget $237,000,000$460,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 3,4524,202
Maximum Theaters 3,4614,340
Theatrical Engagements 51,39148,351
Domestic Opening Weekend $77,025,481$134,100,226
Domestic Box Office $785,221,649$684,075,767
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$1,089,388,693$693,596,368
International Box Office $2,138,484,377$1,633,438,619
Worldwide Box Office $2,923,706,026$2,317,514,386
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  AvatarAvatar: The
Way of Water
1st Friday $26,752,099 /
$26,752,099
$53,200,270 /
$53,200,270
1st Saturday $25,529,036 /
$52,281,135
$44,327,887 /
$97,528,157
1st Sunday $24,744,346 /
$77,025,481
$36,572,069 /
$134,100,226
1st Monday $16,385,820 /
$93,411,301
$16,257,078 /
$150,357,304
1st Tuesday $16,086,461 /
$109,497,762
$18,288,904 /
$168,646,208
1st Wednesday $16,445,291 /
$125,943,053
$14,403,438 /
$183,049,646
1st Thursday $11,150,998 /
$137,094,051
$14,632,040 /
$197,681,686
2nd Friday $23,095,046 /
$160,189,097
$19,289,141 /
$216,970,827
2nd Saturday $28,274,406 /
$188,463,503
$14,869,288 /
$231,840,115
2nd Sunday $24,247,681 /
$212,711,184
$29,179,791 /
$261,019,906
2nd Monday $19,418,139 /
$232,129,323
$32,270,430 /
$293,290,336
2nd Tuesday $18,290,628 /
$250,419,951
$24,128,503 /
$317,418,839
2nd Wednesday $18,466,123 /
$268,886,074
$20,582,014 /
$338,000,853
2nd Thursday $14,738,136 /
$283,624,210
$20,117,061 /
$358,117,914
3rd Friday $25,274,008 /
$308,898,218
$24,836,835 /
$382,954,749
3rd Saturday $25,835,551 /
$334,733,769
$18,053,159 /
$401,007,908
3rd Sunday $17,381,129 /
$352,114,898
$24,519,161 /
$425,527,069
3rd Monday $8,094,554 /
$360,209,452
$21,411,622 /
$446,938,691
3rd Tuesday $7,327,233 /
$367,536,685
$10,544,729 /
$457,483,420
3rd Wednesday $6,909,167 /
$374,445,852
$7,475,308 /
$464,958,728
3rd Thursday $6,094,445 /
$380,540,297
$6,830,651 /
$471,789,379
4th Friday $13,280,653 /
$393,820,950
$11,421,079 /
$483,210,458
4th Saturday $21,269,537 /
$415,090,487
$20,688,606 /
$503,899,064
4th Sunday $15,756,027 /
$430,846,514
$13,729,301 /
$517,628,365
4th Monday $5,111,193 /
$435,957,707
$3,478,414 /
$521,106,779
4th Tuesday $5,066,734 /
$441,024,441
$4,547,214 /
$525,653,993
4th Wednesday $4,743,762 /
$445,768,203
$3,173,055 /
$528,827,048
4th Thursday $4,698,802 /
$450,467,005
$2,974,300 /
$531,801,348
5th Friday $10,394,264 /
$460,861,269
$7,043,560 /
$538,844,908
5th Saturday $17,254,108 /
$478,115,377
$14,054,064 /
$552,898,972
5th Sunday $15,137,240 /
$493,252,617
$11,727,060 /
$564,626,032
5th Monday $11,615,834 /
$504,868,451
$7,056,071 /
$571,682,103
5th Tuesday $4,190,947 /
$509,059,398
$2,769,211 /
$574,451,314
5th Wednesday $3,792,807 /
$512,852,205
$1,865,293 /
$576,316,607
5th Thursday $3,945,213 /
$516,797,418
$1,959,746 /
$578,276,353
6th Friday $9,028,494 /
$525,825,912
$4,671,161 /
$582,947,514
6th Saturday $16,326,050 /
$542,151,962
$9,454,007 /
$592,401,521
6th Sunday $9,589,537 /
$551,741,499
$6,007,938 /
$598,409,459
6th Monday $3,240,192 /
$554,981,691
$1,580,745 /
$599,990,204
6th Tuesday $3,198,046 /
$558,179,737
$2,008,398 /
$601,998,602
6th Wednesday $3,137,588 /
$561,317,325
$1,436,130 /
$603,434,732
6th Thursday $3,155,062 /
$564,472,387
$1,446,039 /
$604,880,771
7th Friday $7,439,426 /
$571,911,813
$3,616,215 /
$608,496,986
7th Saturday $13,783,881 /
$585,695,694
$7,921,324 /
$616,418,310
7th Sunday $10,056,722 /
$595,752,416
$4,430,993 /
$620,849,303
7th Monday $2,700,621 /
$598,453,037
$1,174,887 /
$622,024,190
7th Tuesday $2,688,514 /
$601,141,551
$1,512,270 /
$623,536,460
7th Wednesday $2,647,797 /
$603,789,348
$1,078,480 /
$624,614,940
7th Thursday $2,703,975 /
$606,493,323
$1,005,502 /
$625,620,442
8th Friday $6,160,319 /
$612,653,642
$2,378,815 /
$627,999,257
8th Saturday $11,539,798 /
$624,193,440
$5,403,420 /
$633,402,677
8th Sunday $5,150,764 /
$629,344,204
$3,553,069 /
$636,955,746
8th Monday $2,251,567 /
$631,595,771
$718,417 /
$637,674,163
8th Tuesday $2,025,264 /
$633,621,035
$965,824 /
$638,639,987
8th Wednesday $1,849,314 /
$635,470,349
$716,380 /
$639,356,367
8th Thursday $2,135,304 /
$637,605,653
$679,364 /
$640,035,731
9th Friday $4,540,671 /
$642,146,324
$1,716,579 /
$641,752,310
9th Saturday $9,200,438 /
$651,346,762
$3,881,764 /
$645,634,074
9th Sunday $9,870,516 /
$661,217,278
$1,619,552 /
$647,253,626
9th Monday $5,171,224 /
$666,388,502
$690,241 /
$647,943,867
9th Tuesday $1,836,327 /
$668,224,829
$1,799,278 /
$649,743,145
9th Wednesday $1,711,050 /
$669,935,879
$689,282 /
$650,432,427
9th Thursday $1,785,275 /
$671,721,154
$525,564 /
$650,957,991
10th Friday $3,894,018 /
$675,615,172
$1,382,401 /
$652,340,392
10th Saturday $7,456,579 /
$683,071,751
$2,822,576 /
$655,162,968
10th Sunday $4,890,260 /
$687,962,011
$2,345,487 /
$657,508,455
10th Monday $1,275,037 /
$689,237,048
$1,511,832 /
$659,020,287
10th Tuesday $1,262,678 /
$690,499,726
$662,015 /
$659,682,302
10th Wednesday $1,202,184 /
$691,701,910
$498,656 /
$660,180,958
10th Thursday $1,202,884 /
$692,904,794
$502,904 /
$660,683,862
  AvatarAvatar: The
Way of Water
Opening Weekend $77,025,481 /
$77,025,481
$134,100,226 /
$134,100,226
2nd Weekend $75,617,133 /
$212,711,184
$63,338,220 /
$261,019,906
3rd Weekend $68,490,688 /
$352,114,898
$67,409,155 /
$425,527,069
4th Weekend $50,306,217 /
$430,846,514
$45,838,986 /
$517,628,365
5th Weekend $42,785,612 /
$493,252,617
$32,824,684 /
$564,626,032
6th Weekend $34,944,081 /
$551,741,499
$20,133,106 /
$598,409,459
7th Weekend $31,280,029 /
$595,752,416
$15,968,532 /
$620,849,303
8th Weekend $22,850,881 /
$629,344,204
$11,335,304 /
$636,955,746
9th Weekend $23,611,625 /
$661,217,278
$7,217,895 /
$647,253,626
10th Weekend $16,240,857 /
$687,962,011
$6,550,464 /
$657,508,455
11th Weekend $13,655,274 /
$706,560,068
$4,860,257 /
$665,544,119
12th Weekend $8,118,102 /
$720,607,444
$3,648,217 /
$670,702,473
13th Weekend $6,526,421 /
$730,270,443
$2,656,192 /
$674,653,377
14th Weekend $4,027,005 /
$736,907,957
$2,098,036 /
$678,284,190
15th Weekend $2,047,475 /
$740,440,529
$1,357,696 /
$680,398,659
16th Weekend $980,239 /
$742,332,678
$873,827 /
$681,826,264
17th Weekend $844,651 /
$743,688,973
$466,008 /
$682,633,858
18th Weekend $1,002,814 /
$745,023,267
$170,475 /
$682,993,057
19th Weekend $920,204 /
$746,365,137
$583,952 /
$683,648,725
20th Weekend $633,124 /
$747,292,481
$82,355 /
$683,957,969
  AvatarAvatar: The
Way of Water
Opening Week $137,094,051 /
$137,094,051
$197,549,646 /
$197,549,646
2nd Week $146,530,159 /
$283,624,210
$160,568,268 /
$358,117,914
3rd Week $96,916,087 /
$380,540,297
$113,671,465 /
$471,789,379
4th Week $69,926,708 /
$450,467,005
$60,011,969 /
$531,801,348
5th Week $66,330,413 /
$516,797,418
$46,475,005 /
$578,276,353
6th Week $47,674,969 /
$564,472,387
$26,604,418 /
$604,880,771
7th Week $42,020,936 /
$606,493,323
$20,739,671 /
$625,620,442
8th Week $31,112,330 /
$637,605,653
$14,415,289 /
$640,035,731
9th Week $34,115,501 /
$671,721,154
$10,922,260 /
$650,957,991
10th Week $21,183,640 /
$692,904,794
$9,725,871 /
$660,683,862
11th Week $19,584,548 /
$712,489,342
$6,370,394 /
$667,054,256
12th Week $11,254,680 /
$723,744,022
$4,942,929 /
$671,997,185
13th Week $9,136,930 /
$732,880,952
$4,188,969 /
$676,186,154
14th Week $5,512,102 /
$738,393,054
$2,854,809 /
$679,040,963
15th Week $2,959,385 /
$741,352,439
$1,911,474 /
$680,952,437
16th Week $1,491,883 /
$742,844,322
$1,215,413 /
$682,167,850
17th Week $1,176,131 /
$744,020,453
$654,732 /
$682,822,582
18th Week $1,424,480 /
$745,444,933
$242,191 /
$683,064,773
19th Week $1,214,424 /
$746,659,357
$810,841 /
$683,875,614
20th Week $861,973 /
$747,521,330
$110,233 /
$683,985,847

Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.