Fire and Ash, Avatar and Box office
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Avatar: Fire and Ash” dominated at the box office on Christmas Eve. James Cameron’s third sci-fi epic unwrapped $10.7 million on Wednesday from 3,800 North American theaters. The big-budget film, from Disney’s 20th Century Studios,
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 collected $37.4 million at the overseas box office on its first Monday. Read on for more.
Despite what’s expected to be a better holiday stretch from Christmas Eve though New Year’s Eve than last year’s stretch of $396.3M (per Comscore), the 2025 annual box office is expected to come up short from its anticipated $9 billion with about $8.