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Avatar: The Way of Water is now the third-biggest grossing movie of all time. A little over two months after its theatrical debut, James Cameron’s much-delayed sequel has now overtaken his own 1997 disaster romance film Titanic. At the time of writing, Avatar 2 has generated $2.243 billion (about Rs. 18,550 crore) at the worldwide … Read more
Disney has made changes to its release schedule by moving Marvel Studios The Marvels movie from summer to fall. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a USA-based entertainment news outlet, Brie Larson starrer The Marvels has been pushed back from July 28 to November 10. In a similar move, the theme park-based Haunted Mansion will take … Read more
Disney’s Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Jeremy Doig has reportedly exited the company as per an internal note spotted by Bloomberg. This news comes days after Disney CEO Bob Iger announced plans to lay off 7,000 employees in favour of a restructuring at the organisation.In the note, Mike Hanley, senior vice president for engineering for Disney’s … Read more
Animated sequels for the Toy Story, Frozen, and Zootopia franchises are in development at Disney. During the company’s Q1 earnings call, held early Thursday, returning CEO Bob Iger confirmed the news, right after announcing its massive 7,000 employee layoffs as a cost-saving measure. “Today I’m so pleased to announce that we have sequels in the … Read more
Avatar: The Way of Water gave no sign of relinquishing its box office domination, taking in an estimated $19.7 million (about Rs. 160 crore) in its sixth weekend out in North America, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday. The James Cameron sci-fi epic thus sailed past the $2 billion (about Rs. 16,230 crore) mark globally, … Read more
Avatar: The Way of Water is now the biggest movie of the year. After a mere 21 days since its theatrical release, James Cameron’s much-anticipated Avatar sequel has now collected $1.516 billion (about Rs. 12,505 crore) at the global box office, overtaking Top Gun: Maverick for 2022’s top spot. The Tom Cruise-led action affair stands … Read more
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will release Wednesday, February 1 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar, Marvel Studios has confirmed. The latest chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — soon to be succeeded by Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, premiering February 17 globally — will arrive 82 days after its theatrical release on November 11 in India, … Read more
Avatar: The Way of Water is now part of the billion-dollar movie club. In just 14 days since its release, the James Cameron-directed Avatar sequel has become the fastest to cross that global box office threshold this year, after Spider-Man: No Way Home’s record in 2021. The latter managed the feat in just 12 days, … Read more
Avatar: The Way of Water’s box office collection is close to hitting the $1 billion (about Rs. 8,285 crore) mark. As of late Tuesday, James Cameron’s much-delayed sequel has raked in an outstanding $955 million (about Rs. 7,909 crore) at the global box office, climbing to the third position among 2022’s highest-grossing movies — tied … Read more
Avatar: The Way of Water has grossed $889.4 million (about Rs. 7,355 crore) at the worldwide box office, following its second weekend. Director James Cameron’s sophomore Avatar entry has collected $601.7 million (about Rs. 4,976 crore) from markets outside the US, with China continuing to be a top market, while India has contributed over Rs. … Read more