Avatar: The Way of the Water passes $1.3 Billion 

At the global box office, "Avatar: The Way of the Water" surpasses $1.3 billion

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The box office triumph of Avatar: The Way of the Water is bringing in the new year.

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The movie has made $1.37 billion worldwide and is on pace to reach $1.4

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shortly after only a few days after passing the $1 billion milestone.

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The movie reached the billion dollar mark in just under two weeks,

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despite having premiered in some foreign countries before the US.

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Currently, it is anticipated to end up costing between between $1.6 and $1.9 billion overall.

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Way of the Water, which outperformed Jurassic World: Dominion ($1 billion) in the global box office,

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is currently in second place going into 2023.

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