With a budget of nearly half a billion USD, how much profit did the blockbuster "Avatar 2" make?

Avatar: The Way of Water is considered the biggest blockbuster of world cinema. The film is set more than a decade after the events of the first film (released in 2009) and continues the story of the main characters Jake Sully - Neytiri on the planet Pandora.

After overcoming the brutal war with the Earthlings, the two have a happy little family. However, a new threat quickly appears, threatening the peaceful life of the Sully family and the Na'Vi race. They must unite to fight again...

"Avatar: The Way of Water" brought in more than $531 million in profit for the film studio (Photo: 20th Century Studios).

Avatar: The Way of Water marks the return of the main cast from the previous part such as Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver. In addition, the film also brings together many new faces including Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement...

Avatar: The Way of Water is set mainly underwater and was made over nearly 5 years. The film's production budget is $350 - $400 million and Avatar: The Way of Water is considered Hollywood's most dangerous gamble of 2022. Director James Cameron himself once revealed that this is "the riskiest project in the history of cinema".

Distributor Walt Disney put Avatar: The Way of Water among the most expensive works in cinema history. The film officially premiered to audiences in mid-December 2022, and quickly achieved impressive results.

To date, the James Cameron-directed project has grossed over $2.3 billion, ranking third on the list of highest-grossing films of all time after Avatar 1 ($2.924 billion) and Avengers: Endgame ($2.899 billion). According to Deadline's calculations, the film has earned over half a billion dollars for the producers.

Specifically, the total revenue that the producer earned from theater systems, home entertainment, television or streaming was 1.6 billion USD. The total cost for this project was more than 1 billion USD (including production, printing, advertising, distribution costs). Thus, the net profit that the company received was more than 531 million USD. With this achievement, Deadline newspaper commented that Avatar 2 is the most profitable movie of 2022.

"Avatar: The Way of Water" is in the Top 3 highest-grossing films in cinema history (Photo: 20th Century Studios).

Not only did Avatar 2 achieve impressive box office revenue, it was also highly appreciated by experts. Rotten Tomatoes rated Avatar: The Way of Water 7.1/10 based on the opinions of 304 critics. The site also commented: "In terms of content, the film is not an outstanding film, but in terms of images, Avatar 2 deserves to be a work worth experiencing."

Metacritic also gave the film a score of 69/100, giving much praise to director James Cameron's new work. Audiences on the CinemaScore website also largely gave the work an A, while the site's highest score was A+. Film critic James Berardinelli used the word "wonderful" to evaluate the quality of the film and praised its cinematic quality.

At the 2023 Oscars, Avatar 2 won the Best Visual Effects category after defeating many strong competitors such as All Quiet on the Western Front, The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Top Gun: Maverick.

It is known that in the past 5 years, in addition to Avatar 2 , director James Cameron and his crew have also made the next films. Currently, specific information about the content of part 3 has not been revealed, but the producer promises that this continues to be a blockbuster movie worth waiting for. The film is expected to be released to audiences in December 2024.