Imax reports $215M global box office for “Avatar: The Way of Water”

Imax announced that Disney/Lightstorm’s "Avatar: The Way of Water" is now the third highest grossing IMAX release of all time with more than $215M in Imax global box office through Monday in its first full month of release. With several weeks to go in its IMAX engagement, the film stands as the highest grossing IMAX release of all time in 44 countries and territories worldwide. Imax has accounted for 11.2% of the film’s global box office on only a fraction of total screens. Through Monday, "Avatar: The Way of Water" has earned $75.7M on Imax screens in North America – the third highest IMAX Domestic box office performance ever and continues to gain ground in China, where IMAX screens have earned $47.6M to date – good for 23% of the Chinese box office on only 1% of screens. "Avatar: The Way of Water" will continue to screen across IMAX locations in most global markets into February. Cameron and Disney/Lightstorm currently have three more films in the "Avatar" saga planned through 2028.