The first official teaser of Avatar: The Way of Water It was viewed 148.6 million times in the first 24 hours on the air across various official Disney and 20th Century Fox internet platforms. The number was reported by THR.
The premiere doesn’t place The Way of Water in the top 10 mostwatched trailers in history during that time slot, but it surpasses blockbuster hits like Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (112 million) and Black Widow (116 million).
According to the studios, 23 million of the teaser views for the new avatar came from China, an important market for Hollywood films. The original 2009 film grossed $261 million in China.
Avatar: The Water Way is set to be released December 16, 2022. If financially successful, James Cameron has already announced plans to release Avatar 3 in December 2024, Avatar 4 in 2026 and Avatar 5 in 2028.
Earlier, Cameron also confirmed that the next three films in the franchise could be named: Avatar: The Seed Bearer, Avatar: The Tulkun Rider, and Avatar: The Quest for Eywa.
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