James Cameron’s Avatar Part 1 works brilliantly for Indian audiences, which made the anticipation even higher for the next part, which became a massive blockbuster in India as well. However, the third part, Avatar: Fire and Ash’s bookings, are disappointing in India.
Avatar: The Way of Water, which is the second part of the franchise, gathered a massive opening of over 40 Cr net, even though the film did not receive a unanimous positive WOM. It went on to do superb numbers at the box office and collected more than 450 Cr gross in India.
The mixed WOM and result of Avatar 2 seems to have impacted the bookings of Avatar: Fire and Ash in India, which is scheduled for release on 19th December. The advances are shockingly very low for the movie.
At this moment, the opening is likely to be much lower than Avatar 2 unless some big turnaround happens in the last days of bookings. Avatar 3 is crucial for the franchise’s future, with James Cameron planning fourth and fifth installments. If the film doesn’t perform similarly to Part 2 in India, it may struggle to achieve significant box office success.