All the Record-Breaking Achievements of Avatar: Fire and Ash in Its First Week

According to CinemaDrame News Agency, Disney’s Avatar: Fire and Ash defied concerns about a potential box-office disappointment and set multiple records in its first week of release. The third installment of James Cameron’s franchise, a film running over three hours, opened one week before Christmas, allowing its box-office run to extend through mid-January. Cameron currently holds the first, third, and fourth spots on the list of the highest-grossing films of all time with Avatar (2009) at $2.92 billion, Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) at $2.34 billion, and Titanic (1997) at $2.26 billion, making him the only filmmaker with three films among the all-time top earners.

The third Avatar film grossed $345 million worldwide in its opening week and is rapidly approaching the $500 million mark. The film recorded the biggest franchise opening in countries such as Ukraine and Turkey, and in several other territories, including Indonesia, it became the highest-grossing film of the year in its very first week.

Below is a list of records set by the film in its first three days of release:

— The second-highest global opening of James Cameron’s career with $345 million, after Avatar: The Way of Water.

— The second-highest domestic opening of James Cameron’s career with $88 million, after Avatar: The Way of Water.

— The second-highest global opening of 2025 for a Hollywood film, after Zootopia 2.

— The third-highest global opening of 2025, after Zootopia 2 and Ne Zha 2.

— The second-highest international opening since the release of Avatar: The Way of Water, after Zootopia 2.

— The highest international opening of 2025 in France with $21.4 million, Germany with $18 million, Spain with $17 million, and South Korea with $13.6 million.

— The biggest Avatar franchise opening in China and the second-highest opening of 2025 in the country, after Zootopia 2.

— The highest-grossing global IMAX opening of 2025 and the fifth-highest opening-week performance in the history of the format.