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Avatar Fire and Ash box office collection day 1: James Cameron film opens at ₹18 crore, much below The Way of Water
Avatar Fire and Ash box office collection day 1: James Cameron's much-hyped Avatar 3 stars Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang.
Avatar Fire and Ash box office collection: The expectations are high on the third instalment of the Avatar franchise from James Cameron. Unfortunately, the film has received mostly negative reviews from critics upon release, although many fans have opined that it demands a big-screen experience. In the midst of this, how has the film performed in India? Let us take a closer look. (Also read: Avatar Fire and Ash first reviews: James Cameron film called ‘hunk of nonsense’ by critics, debuts with lowest RT score)
Avatar Fire and Ash box office opening day
As per the latest update on Sacnilk, the film has managed to collect ₹ 18.07 crore by 10 PM on Friday, in India. It is a decent figure for an opening day, but Avatar Fire and Ash has a tough record to break, given that the previous instalment, Avatar The Way of Water, collected ₹48.75 crore in India on its opening day. Avatar Fire and Ash is facing stiff competition from Bollywood release Dhurandhar, the spy thriller starring Ranveer Singh, which is now on its third week in theatres.
About the film
Avatar: Fire and Ash is James Cameron’s third film in the franchise after Avatar (2009) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña reprise their roles as Jake Sully and Neytiri te Tskaha Mo'at'ite, respectively. Avatar 3 had its world premiere at the Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, US, on December 1.
An excerpt from the Hindustan Times review of the film read, “There are breathtaking visuals, some of which are unlike anything seen in cinema. There is a vast canvas on which Cameron lets his creativity loose. But that is just it. All that is hollow, not complemented by any emotional depth. The characters feel 2D, the dialogue cringe, and the beats so repetitive that you can already predict the plots of Avatars 4 and 5. This is Hollywood blockbuster, assembly line edition, with as much emotional range as a ChatGPT response.”
