James Cameron‘s latest film, “Avatar: Fire & Ash” released to theaters on December 19, 2025. After opening to a strong $89 million, the film held the #1 spot at the domestic box office for five weekends in a row. Now, after 70 days in release, the film has crossed a major box office milestone.
According to The-Numbers, on Thursday, February 26, 2026, “Avatar: Fire & Ash” earned $112,878 at the domestic (USA and Canadian) box office, bringing its total to $400,005,883. At long last, the film has crossed the $400 million mark. To date, only 55 movies have ever crossed this milestone, which puts the 20th Century Studios threequel in a relatively exclusive club.
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This third “Avatar” film is massively successful, but it lags far behind its two predecessors. The 2009 original kicked off the 3D fad with a global haul of $2.7 billion during its initial theatrical window, with a whopping $749 million coming from the domestic box office, which was a record at the time. To date, “Avatar” is still the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide. Fourteen years later, 2023’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” also performed exceptionally well, grossing $2.3 billion worldwide, with $684 million of that total coming from the domestic box office.
Compared to those two movies, “Avatar: Fire & Ash” might not seem so impressive, but make no mistake, the film’s global take of $1.47 million is still tremendously successful, given the film’s budget, which is said to be in the realm of $400 million or so. As of this writing, “Avatar 4” has not been given the green light, but with numbers like that, it’s only a matter of time.
Aside from further “Avatar” sequels, James Cameron has been developing a film based on Chris Pellegrino’s book, “Ghosts of Hiroshima,” as well as a sequel to 2019’s “Alita: Battle Angel.” Between those prospective films and “Avatar 4,” it will be interesting to see which of these projects comes to fruition first.
Before any of those, however, Cameron enthusiasts can look forward to his 3D concert film, “Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour,” which is scheduled for May 8, 2026.