The studio hasn't been able to claim this feat since 2019, with its tentpole 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' easily dominating the long holiday weekend as 'Anaconda,' 'Marty Supreme' and 'Song Sung Blue' join the box office buffet on Christmas Day.

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year and potentially putting James Cameron on course to set yet more blockbuster records.

Fire and Ash" on openning weekend, to help you decide whether to watch it in theaters, wait for streaming or skip.

But behind the scenes, the moment was shot between actors Sigourney Weaver (who is now 76) and a then-underage Jack Champion (now 21). Given that portions of Fire and Ash were filmed as much as eight years ago, director James Cameron says Champion was only 15 at the time of shooting.

Avatar 3 includes a crisis lifeline in the end credits for a good reason. James Cameron and 20th Century Studios’ Avatar: Fire and Ash, also known as Avatar 3, opened in the United States this past weekend.

While $88 million would normally be considered a slow start for a movie on the scale of "Fire and Ash," the box-office run for "Avatar" movies tends to be a marathon, not a sprint. The series is known for having significant staying power in theaters for several weeks.

Avatar: Fire and Ash' actor Oona Chaplin plays Varang and nearly changed her name because she's Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter.

Here is everything to know about the upcoming third installment to the "Avatar" series, "Avatar: Fire and Ash."

Boo, hiss, etc. A dash of fun news came out of the big-screen death knell; Taika Waititi, Geraldine Viswanathan, Freida Pinto and Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan will all voice characters in the movie. But now it’s straight-to-streaming on Paramount Plus, to be packaged as a lead-in to the debut of Safe Havens.

"Avatar: The Last Airbender" is often lauded for its rich world-building and charming cast of characters — some of whom are played by actors you'll recognize.