Movie 'Avatar: The Way of Fire and Ash' surpassed 4 million cumulative domestic viewers just yesterday (28th) and held the No. 1 spot on the domestic and international weekend box office for two consecutive weeks.
Movie 'Avatar: The Way of Fire and Ash' draws attention by showing undiminished box office power even in its second week after release. According to the integrated box office computer network, 'Avatar: The Way of Fire and Ash' drew 1,053,471 viewers during the second weekend after release, Friday, Dec. 26–Sunday, Dec. 28, following Christmas, recording a cumulative audience of 4,036,399. Not only did it keep the No. 1 spot on the box office for 12 consecutive days since its release, but by ranking No. 1 in the overall weekend box office for two consecutive weeks and reaching 4 million viewers faster than any film released in 2025, the result is significant as proof of the intense interest of domestic audiences. At the same time, the film's success continues in North America.
According to Box Office Mojo, 'Avatar: The Way of Fire and Ash' earned $98.7 million (Hanwha about 142.62215 billion won) from Christmas Eve through this weekend, topping the North American box office and pushing its worldwide gross past $760.39 million (Hanwha about 1.09876855 trillion won). Over the year-end and New Year holidays, the phrase 'Avatar: The Way of Fire and Ash' fit perfectly as audiences around the world flocked to theaters during the holidays, demonstrating the film's legendary presence. Real viewers who have been captivated by the film both domestically and internationally left comments such as "With the series' biggest action, this is my pick for the year-end movie!!" (Naver user go***), "I watched it with my family and wrapped up the year enjoying Avatar!! If you haven't seen it yet, be sure to watch it in theaters" (Instagram user li***), "I've watched the Avatar series continuously and watched this with high expectations; it feels like a must-see movie at the year-end theaters" (CGV user yong***), praising its overwhelming visuals and action scale, the enjoyment they provide, and the emotional story about true family. Such strong recommendations as a must-watch year-end film suggest the heated box office momentum will continue.
Movie 'Avatar: The Way of Fire and Ash' is the third work in the 'Avatar' series, which drew 13.62 million domestic viewers and achieved global box office success; it tells a larger-scale crisis unfolding on a Pandora covered in fire and ash when the tribe of ash led by 'Barang' appears before the Sully family, who are grieving the death of Jake and Neytiri's first son 'Neteyam', and is now showing nationwide in theaters.
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