Revenue from the box office for Avatar: The Way of Water

James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water was the sequel to the franchise's ground-breakingly popular initial theatrical release.

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went on to become a project that was incredibly successful in and of itself. Avatar:

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The Way of Water succeeded a remarkable forerunner, as the first Avatar film established a precedent for

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2009 saw the technical revolution in movies, which was also a box office success.

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Avatar's outstanding visual effects and captivating sci-fi idea helped it become a timeless work of cinema.

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After such an epic, Avatar: The Way of Water had high expectations to live up to.

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the awe factor while preserving the complexity of Jake Sully's (Sam Worthington) character,

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the evolving world of Pandora. The sequel included both new and returning Avatar characters.

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