Avatar 3 collections

Could you believe it? An Indian film on its fifteenth day has outperformed the third installment of a popular Hollywood franchise. Yes, what you read is true. The latest Bollywood mega-blockbuster Dhurandhar on its day 15 earned more than Avatar: Fire and Ash did on its opening day in India.

The buzz hasn’t been great for Avatar: Fire and Ash since the beginning, whereas Dhurandhar is going bonkers at the Indian box office, creating new records every day. On its third Friday, Dhurandhar earned around Rs. 24–25 crore nett, while Avatar: Fire and Ash could manage to rake in only about Rs. 20 crore nett.

For context, Avatar: The Way of Water opened with Rs. 40 crore nett in India, and the third chapter’s opening-day numbers have dropped by a massive 50%. Going forward, things are likely to get tougher for Avatar: Fire and Ash in India. The reviews are mixed as well, and the visual spectacle has already started to face stiff competition from the Indian spy action thriller.

Hollywood biggie Avatar: Fire and Ash hit the big screens today across the world. The visual spectacle directed by James Cameron didn’t generate much hype from the beginning, and this is getting reflected in the opening-day numbers.

Avatar: The Way of Water opened to packed houses in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and it went on to amass over Rs. 100 crore gross in its lifetime. However, the excitement is clearly missing among Telugu patrons for the third chapter, as the occupancies are below par for the opening day.

Avatar: The Way of Water recorded solid footfalls right from the opening day, not just in major cities but also in B and C centres of the Telugu states. But the same is not the case with the third part. The booking trends aren’t looking promising, and we need to see how the sci-fi film fares in the long run.

There also seems to be some fatigue kicking in among audiences, as the franchise’s concept is getting repetitive, with major attention given only to visuals rather than writing.

As Avatar: The Way of Water came 13 years after the first film, it benefited greatly due to the long gap. Since the interval between Part 2 and Part 3 is much shorter, the latter is already facing the heat.

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