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There was a time when DCEU and MCU used to rule fans’ hearts with their fabulous VFX and unique storyline movies and TV series. However, after winning fame and growing with films like theAvengersseries andMan of Steel,both DC Extended Universe and Marvel Cinematic Universe seem to be heading towards a catastrophic failure with their newly released movies – DC’sThe Flashand Marvel’sAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
But while these two multi-billionaire fandoms are going towards potential crisis, the $5.2BAvatarfranchise has been gaining much edge over others and annihilating all competition in streaming with the extraordinary VFX and storyline of its newly released movie,Avatar: The Way of Water.
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The $5.2B Franchise’sAvatarSequel is Fans’ Recent Streaming Favorite
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By releasing disastrous movies likeThe FlashandAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,the future ofKevin Feige‘s MCU andJames Gunn‘s DCU seems to be in potential danger. But in the meanwhile, the $5.2BAvatarfranchise has managed to steal the audience’s hearts and rule the list of streaming with the release of its recent blockbuster,Avatar: The Way of Water.
After its marvelous success in the theatres, the sequel to theAvatar (2009)movie is now headed to annihilate all streaming competition as well. As per recent reports,Avatar: The Way of Waterhas ranked at the top in the list of streaming viewership a mere month after being released on Disney+ and Max, creating an unbreakable record for being played for 1.9B minutes in the first five days of it getting uploaded, also passing its biggest competitor with 400M minutes of viewing time.
The $5.2B franchise’s new movie is one that fan’s just can’t get enough of, judging how the movie is still topping the charts even after 6 months of its release on the big screens. The remarkable visual effects and incredible storyline ofAvatar: The Way of Waterseem to have put the fans under a spell as the film goes on to achieve outstanding success in both theatres and streaming giants.
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Avatar: The Way of WaterGrossed Over $2.32B Worldwide
Over a decade after the $5.2B franchise’s firstAvatarmovie was released in 2009, its sequel too, has managed to break records and peak charts in no time since its worldwide broadcasting on the big screens in December 2022. WhileAvatarstill holds the title of being the highest-grossing movie of all time, its sequel has managed to rank third in the list, widely surpassing the long-time position-holding blockbuster movieTitanic.
Grossing a whopping $2.32B worldwide,Avatar: The Way of Waterhas broken multiple box-office records as well, one of them makingJames Cameronthe only filmmaker with 3 of his films grossing above $2B. The $5.2B franchise sequel even returned to IMAX theatres, nearly five months after its release, in honor of Earth Day in April 2023.
For whatever it’s worth, now whenever someone will say a‘bright future’of a franchise, the first name that comes to fans’ mind won’t be Kevin Feige’s MCU or James Gunn’s DCU, but rather the fans-favorite $5.2 billionAvatarfranchise!
You can watchAvatar: The Way of Wateron Disney+.
Source:Screen Rant
Mahin Sultan
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Mahin Sultan is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, where she brings a fresh perspective to entertainment news. Having been in the field for over 3 years now, she has already written more than 2,000 articles across a variety of niches, from entertainment to health and fashion. This diverse experience has allowed her to quickly build a solid foundation and a deep understanding of the industry.
