The Christmas event pic may be coming in on the lower end of expectations, but his films always enjoy unheard of multiples (hence why Cameron lays claim to three of the top four-grossing films of all time).

Avatar: Fire and Ash kicked off with a $88 million domestic debut — meaning the blockbuster soared above its rival releases of Sydney Sweeney’s thriller The Housemaid and Angel Studios’ animated musical David, but fell short of its projected $100 million mark.

Fire and Ash grossed an estimated $28M today, -23% from Friday for what’s shaping up to be an opening now of $88M. That Saturday to Friday/previews hold is exactly like Aquaman ‘s in 2018, -23%. Avatar: Way of Water had a Saturday dip of -17% for a daily take of $44.

Fire and Ash' has become a tough competition to the rampaging success of Ranveer Singh's 'Dhurandhar' at the box office in In.

"Pre-Covid, everybody thought the Chinese box office was going to be the savior of Hollywood," one international executive said. "Post-Covid, that has all changed."

Avatar: Fire and Ash's opening day collection is less than the opening day collection of Avatar: The Way of Water. Read on for more.

Fire and Ash" is lighting up theaters in its opening weekend at the domestic box office, but it’s looking like it won’t come close to matching the opening frame for 2022’s "Avatar: The Way of Water."