Avatar 2 Rules Christmas, Nears $1 Billion - Charts with Dan!

[@j.mallay]

Happy 40th Dan! Hope this year is your best yet.

[@rinfinity930]

Dan: "Who would have thought that a three hour long drug filled orgy type movie that was released during holiday season would do well? Why wouldn't you pump a 100 million into that movie." My mind went straight to wolf of wall street which fits this description perfectly both being Rated R. It's good atleast that movie did well.

[@watchtower0988]

Dan vs Southwest Airlines. I wanna see more of this.

[@Slaphappy1975]

I think James Cameron learned a long time with Titanic (30% domestic/70% international) that to truly crush the box office you need worldwide appeal. Some western audiences may find Avatar 1 (27% domestic/73% international) and Avatar 2 (currently 30/70 split)'s storylines simplistic and deriviative but, in the case of Avatar 2, a story about fighting for your family and protecting nature resonates with everyone around the world. In fact, out of the 5 movies that have grossed 2 billion+, only Force Awakens had more than 35% domestic lifetime gross (45%).

[@motherplayer]

Personally, all Avatar does for me is make me want to watch "Princess Mononoke" again when there was a more, how you say, varied perspective that took one movie just slightly overt two hours to get across more than, so far, these 2 3 hours VFX reels have. Also, the other way is that he also figured out long ago that Christmas time is a pretty brilliant time to release a blockbuster since there tends to be very little competition to fight off.

[@mattmurdoch6720]

I'd watch avatar any day over star wars movies

[@thedarkemissary]

Almost as if there are more people in the rest of the world than there is in the US.

[@StewartFletcher]

It's crazy. Who knew that we should tell stories for the whole world, not just America

[@gilbertoflores7397]

Avatar and titanic were re-released multiple times to get such high box office. Re-releases don't do big domestically, so the foreign numbers get bigger, bit usually the bulk of the box office is domestic. I remember avatar the first one was in theaters for such a long time too to get such high numbers. The world love marvel movies at this point. And star wars is this really strange property that America only seems to like, a mix of nostalgia and fake nerd-ism.

[@AnyRoadRichard]

I have been watching you since the Screen Junkies days and you have taught me a lot when it comes to analyzing box office numbers. It makes it so much fun now to track daily receipts (I have my own charts that I keep which were inspired by yours) and have a real appreciation for what to expect. I watch your videos not only for entertainment but for education. Thanks for all you do.

[@SuperMustache555]

The Menu has some serious staying power. It’s a brilliant example of a recent original movie doing well at the box office

[@nms7872]

It is doing well but it is seriously telling of the market’s issues with non IP films when $30M + domestic is being celebrated. For the budget it is fine, no doubt. And the overseas numbers are also pretty strong. But it isn’t a juggernaut. Barbarian made more domestically (it also carried a small budget, less than $5M)

[@SuperMustache555]

@@nms7872 Agreed, it didn’t make nearly as much as it should. I think it’s a call for celebration, but I understand what you’re getting at

[@ljacobs357]

Puss in Boots a much better movie.

[@mohuss2001]

This is by far the best box-office show anywhere ever.

[@thebortthe]

I hope you’re proud of yourself for that pun of a thumbnail.

[@chrispatino6287]

I work at Midway Airport, and the notion of ”Southwest = risk" is a f***ing understatement. Safe travels, Dan! I hope you make it out.

[@11ibi]

One thing about James Cameron he is always gonna get global audiences to show up for his films

[@thebatman4279]

When he eventually ends up releasing them.

[@jp3813]

​@@thebatman4279 Batman & Captain Obvious are the same person all along!

[@jessrl8025]

Thank you for your chart breakdowns! Have a wonderful New Year's Eve and look forward to charts in 2023!

[@gjin141]

Happy 40th birthday Dan, have an awesome time. The South West Airlines shout out was such an energy! Your videos are always awesome, keep up the great cinephile vibes 🙏🏽

[@connorharper6399]

Could we get the daily (weekday) grosses for avatar next week? Obviously its gonna do the best on weekends but in my local market even weekday screenings are filled.

[@tronam]

I’ve been noticing that too. It’s probably helped by students on Xmas break.

[@launchpadmcquack8142]

I'm on holidays this week so my dad and I went to see Avatar on a Tuesday at 1:30pm. I expected that it would be the least crowded but ended up being sold out. Definitely seems to be doing decent weekday numbers.

[@LittleScarfGirl]

I'd love to know this too. I went on Tuesday morning, and the screening was pretty full.

[@jasonraschen1109]

Thanks for the charts Dan! Safe travels and have a Happy New Year!

[@YakAttack915]

You should do a charting with Dan for Southwest stock price drops the next few months

[@benzaiten933]

hey Dan, thanks for another year of great cinema numbers break downs! your show is always so informative and accessible, even to folks like me who have no clue how Hollywood works (drugs and nepotism?). I also appreciate when you go into details about certain stories (i.E. the second Doctor Strange movie being a 'disappointment') and uncover how there's a bit more to it than just the click-baity and premature headlines some outlets throw around.

[@chrispapciak887]

Wow! The "love" for SWA is hilarious there 🤣

[@emilminchev5573]

Always a pleasure, great analysis 👍

[@MrBarborosa]

Been watching for a year just got hit by a car wanted to say thank you for your positivity and that you make a difference in people's lives. Happy birthday, You the man, and I'm anticipating that end of the year list!

[@JonniD]

Love me some Dan charts. 😀 Hope you had a merry Christmas!

[@auroragb]

17:02 well played! Wonderful parallels between the two weeks. Mega-Franchise sequel in first place, romcom in second, diva headliner third, Oscar contender loosely based on history fourth and comedy fifth (family comedy and teen romcom are both comedy)! 👏👏👏

[@PennProductions]

I still think it would be neat to see another version of the "road to recovery" chart that tracks the cumulative box office for the year.

[@cormac3981]

It’s pretty clear avatar is going to overtake top gun maverick, like it’s not even a question

[@JuanNescioakaJ.D.]

Feliz Na’vi-dad to you Dan 🎅🏾🎄☃️🎁 And a Happy New Year. 🎉🎊🎆👶🏾

[@TheCityEternal]

Happy 40th Dan! You were always my favourite on SJ but I didn't realize you were also an '82 model like me!

[@alanahabers3502]

Happy Birthday Dan! A question for you: do you think Wednesday is the most watched show domestically this year?

[@Cristobal_Ygnacio_Arriaga]

Ok that pun on the thumbnail is very clever, well done!.

[@thedarkemissary]

So sad Violent Night couldn't even get attention over Christmas. 😪 Shame noone ever gives these new, fun ideas a chance.

[@jadenmamangon9016]

Didn’t Violent Night do good though? It actually had a great gross and a nice profit due to a low budget.

[@thedarkemissary]

@@jadenmamangon9016 Just look at the chart. Didn't even Top 5.

[@T_R_O_Y_McClure]

From what I heard it cost around 20 million with marketing and has made 65 so for. Id say that's a win

[@michaelantonyaustin]

Hey Dan I really like your style and approach to movie reviews! Thanks for all your regular informative postings. Best of Luck for 2023. PS Bring back the beard/3 day stubble! It suits you better 😉

[@tendibee]

I actually would be interested to see the 2022 Top 10 combined box office with a percentage for either domestic or international numbers because I was surprised by just how much of Top Gun's gross was domestic and Avatar is being pushed up internationally but then BP: Wakanda Forever seems equal👀

[@Tonyoung55]

Black Panther is the only Marvel movie that does not perform better internationally then domestic and I’ve been aware of that since the first one and that was my concern for this one. Being a black person I do feel weird about that

[@bwhopper4229]

I just want to take the time to applaud Dan for this clever thumbnail

[@klimmr]

7:32 I'm guessing that bump up for Wakanda Forever happened because December 26th was the first day of Kwanzaa.

[@samdean8182]

Between her original flops in Amsterdam and Babylon, as well as her flops with Birds of Prey and The Suicide Squad (which couldn’t even do well compared to other HBOMax day-and-date movies like Kong vs Godzilla; The Conjuring 3; and Dune); Margot Robbie better hope Barbie is a success otherwise she might be done getting roles in big studio movies especially as she’s likely not going to be Harley Quinn going forward.

[@duckywinks]

Ironically, she might end up closer to her Babylon character than she wanted.

[@shanetaylor761]

Something tells me she'll keep getting casted in things. Also she's pretty talented so if she has to fall back to more independent(and let's be honest better) movies I wouldn't have a problem like that. I mean who's surprised about a dc movie that flops even the rock couldn't right that ship. She along with like a dozen stars got tricked into assuming David o Russell couldn't make a terrible movie. Honestly as someone who has no plans of watching it bale is the only guy I knew was in the movie off the top of my head. Also while I want to see Babylon before I agree with critics I don't think any one is surprised a 3 hour movie like that isn't going to do good at the box office. You could have switched the entire cast for better or for worse and I still would have predicted that movie underperforming. I think as long as people and the media continue to view her as a superstar she'll continue to get those roles despite sales.

[@namikpaul7505]

@@shanetaylor761 You just made an excuse by blaming everyone except her, without even having seen two of the movies? And how do you do ‘better’ in independent movies over DO Russell and Damien Chazelle, both of whom are far from Blockbuster hacks? She’s massively overexposed right now, and in high profile duds. If Barbie doesn’t get critical acclaim at the very least, she’s going to have to take a break, voluntary or otherwise.

[@TammyBundleballs]

I'm just one person, but I hated Birds of Prey and lost interest in her after that movie. Haven't seen a single thing she has done since then. Not even for free.

[@jackvlahos407]

@@namikpaul7505 not when she’s pumping out Academy award nominations. Having seen both Babylon and Amsterdam she gives the best performance in both and will 100% get her 4th Oscar nomination. Wether it’s independent or big studio, Margot Robbie won’t have to worry about work for a loooong time and you’re pretty dumb if you think otherwise

[@arik5983]

TGM: That's how you do it! Avatar 2: Hold my beer

[@motherplayer]

3D markup helps, to be fair.

[@MaulSlasher]

TGM has a lower budget, it will be the most profitable movie of the year.

[@seriliaykilel]

Finally got to see Knives Out 2 ---at so freaking good. If they can keep coming up with stories of that caliber, they can keep making sequels for as long as they want, I'm game.

[@gimmibox]

Happy 40th Dan🎉

[@anthonyrodriguez4905]

My Southwest flight was one that was canceled. Luckily I had a house to go to instead of a hotel. And I'll be driving 6 hours home instead of flying

[@ravinderdasila9334]

Its gonna do atleast 500mil

[@justcallmebard]

We always adjust the past up for inflation, i kinda wish we'd pick a time in the past like maybe 2000 and adjust everything after it down for inflation, just to show just how bad the decline in movies actually is. that and i wish we'd try to pay more attention to actual tickets sold over money made.

[@Molson-xg9hs]

Two Weeks Notice and Maid in Manhattan were released in back-to-back weeks!? That was a very formative time for my wife’s movie interests. Ah, the era of the Rom-Com.

[@kingkiller5325]

I actually miss the era of rom-coms. They were mostly a good time.

[@Molson-xg9hs]

@@kingkiller5325 I also miss well-made rom-coms with good actors in them. Marry Me was a decent throw back to Notting Hill, found Ticket to Paradise pretty flat.

[@heatheraggus7501]

I enjoyed the JLo Owen Wilson one this year!

[@jello4479]

Avatar just had a $32M monday. Doubled the week prior.

[@BoyDanny93]

biggest 2nd Monday ever in the U.S. Very impressive!!!

[@IvaN-cf7qt]

"feliz navidad " para ti también

[@lewiscook7493]

Excellent show as always Dan! Your detailed analysis of the box office is something I look forward to every week. With 2022 coming to an end, could there be a chart showing which movies spent the most weeks in the top 10?

[@aidanmchutchison567]

I’m very inclined to see what your favourite movies of this year were, I’ll definitely be tuning in for that

[@FlagCutie]

Happy birthday Dan!!!

[@moviereedviews]

I was kind of surprised about the comment on Southwest airlines. I fly them all the time and never had any issues.

[@wrldtrvlr4vr]

Hope your trip doesn't get canceled and Happy 40th!!

[@holybalognajabronies2013]

I'm so sorry about the flight discrepanciesand lack of surety, but I have to say, I do LOVE sassy angry Dan!!

[@jameszetterman4487]

I have a feeling Dan has been waiting all year to make that thumbnail joke.

[@2404Vampire]

Love this show. Thanks.

[@TheRatsCast]

You're 40th is coming up? Happy Early Birthday. I'm 58th is coming up; as well

[@BigZ7337]

Thanks Dan.

[@asan1050]

Dan Murrell Thanks Much !

[@Rodney766]

Southwest Airlines presents Dan Murrell in... a remake of "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" 😂🙌🏻 In all seriousness, I hope you're able to get to where you need to be for the holidays. Take care, sir!

[@laurenmasters]

Happy new year dan. Be well all ❤🤞🙏

[@haydengarinduchesne9269]

Anytime you open north of 100m and you drop 52 percent no matter what time of year it is that’s a very good hold . Spiderman last year had a similar issue of not having that Saturday bump , and dropped 67 percent as did the last jedi where I believe it’s second Sunday was a Christmas Eve .

[@ricebrown1]

Taking Southwest to task. I'm all for it.

[@kranwa15]

As of Thursday 12/29, Avatar 2 is at $1.1 billion dollars. The way it's going I'd say by the mid week of January it should cross $2B, internationally Avatar 2 is doing very well, China is the highest at $100M.

[@runningonemty8566]

$2 billion here Mr Cameron comes. And most of Avatar 3 payed for.😃

[@haydengarinduchesne9269]

Where does time go? I turned 33 on New Year’s Day my eldest daughter is 19 this year happy belated birthday Dan

[@simbaking6338]

Well for those who were saying it won't even reach a billion dollars and would tank at the box office. They must feel frickin stupid right now...a billion dollars in just 12 days & New Years weekend hasn't even come yet. ...James Cameron having the last laugh.

[@Renoistic]

Some people need to realize there is a world outside of their little circlejerk on Twitter / Reddit. There are so many who loved the first Avatar that simply don't partake in Internet discourse and just, you know, enjoy a good spectacle for what it is. Personally I'm happy that Cameron can keep doing his thing even if influencers think it's 'cringe' or whatever.

[@tmarie69]

Dan giving that Capricorn energy to Southwest 🤣🤣🤣🤣 No but truly I hope everything works and you are able to board and enjoy your gig and birthday!

[@carveraugustus3840]

Yeah I liked Wednesday and I was really looking forward to it but I had no idea everybody was going to watch it. Much pleased tho

[@cteal2018]

Wow...a billion dollars and no one I know saw it. Meanwhile Cocaine Bear, Megan, and Quantum-mania are what I am waiting for.

[@paulhsu1481]

is amazing living in ur own bubble right?

[@TheZachary86]

It’s the company you keep. Most the people I know have watched it. I’m not planning to see the movies you mentioned in theatres. I’ll just wait till they stream it

[@thebatman4279]

It's amazing how garbage can make so much money. Avatar 2 had the least interesting characters i've seen in a blockbuster for ages. The 'hey fellow kids' dialogue given to Sulley's children was embarrassing, James Cameron is a 70 year old man.

[@shr33d3r56]

My man is unironically looking forward to The Wasp, Ant-Mans daughter and occasionally Ant-Man: Quantumania 💀💀💀

[@ethanjobson3879]

You realize Morbius came out just this year right?

[@Shagdra]

I’ve been waiting on this!!! 😊

[@NA-ys9ib]

I think this may be the best thumbnail so far

[@torchwood00]

Chart With Me TOP MOVIES On Disney+ 1 Strange World 2 Avatar 3 Home Alone 4 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 5 Encanto 6 Moana 7 Frozen 8 Disenchanted 9 Raya and the Last Dragon 10 Frozen II TOP MOVIES On Paramount+ 1 Top Gun: Maverick 2 Top Gun 3 Acapulco Shore: Navidad en Familia 4 Father There Is Only One 3 5 PAW Patrol: The Movie 6 Father There Is Only One 7 13 minutes 8 I Am Vengeance: Retaliation 9 The Lost City 10 Father There Is Only One 2

[@A-ro-2803]

Each episode of Wednesday would have ranked seventh for its first week of Nielsen release. It’s also clearly an enormous international hit. I’m not a big Netflix fan, haven’t subscribed in years, but their number of hours viewed is just staggering.

[@UnionShen]

All the best, Dan!

[@Tonyoung55]

Black Panther is the only Marvel movie that does not perform better internationally then domestic and I’ve been aware of that since the first one and that was my concern for this one. Being a black person I do feel weird about that. Bottom line next year we will no where Marvel stands and the Rest of the Box office world the companies are going back to dropping more movies and way more big movies so if the box office falls again bottom line my guess is More Streaming Services less people going to the movies because it’s simple way more options. These companies might have cut some money off to gain money in streaming

[@artboymoy]

Nice SW Airlines rant! Happy to see Avatar 2 doing well. It's just an amazing immersive movie, that I need to see again before it leaves the IMAX.

[@SuperMustache555]

Movies like Babylon and Amsterdam confuse me. Why would anyone think that they’d do well?

[@ismellburnttoast4699]

It'd be cool to see a chart tracking Spiderman NWH vs Avatar 2, they came out on the same weekend a year apart during pandemic years, with all this rhetoric about Avatar 2 and how good/bad it'd doing it might be interesting! In any case, love the show been watching for years!

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

Nice to at least see Andor in the top 10. Hopefully by the time season 2 rolls around more people will have checked out season 1 to make season 2 a bigger hit and show DIsney+ that this kind of show can be a hit. I'd rather lose both Obi-Wan and Book of Boba Fett if it meant another series like Andor. It has more to offer than both of them combined.

[@charvolth]

I wonder how much impact the storm had, given it was Christmas weekend, Christmas Eve had last showings at 7:30 to begin with. So Saturday was going to be a bust anyways. On Monday I caught Babylon, there was a family of 5 ahead of me going to see a 2D showing of Avatar. 70 dollars for them for tickets. Yeah, can see why Disney + premium on demand looks so appealing. I did enjoy Babylon, bad reviews helped lower my expectations. Some fun meta moments too, the assistant director that loses it was also in 'Wolf of Wall St.' also Margot Robbie sharing a scenes with Samara Weaving (who looked A LOT like Margot in 'Ready or Not)

[@mohuss2001]

We said it along time ago, avatar is a movie with legs. Expecting the unexpected

[@goldenlightpictures6223]

Great thumbnail pun! 👍

[@heatheraggus7501]

Ralph Fiennes was very different in Maid in Manhattan compared to The Menu! 🤣

[@joseanything]

Why does the thumbnail say Feliz Na'vi Dad but have a picture of the Na'vi Daughter?

[@jackhindle9062]

Brilliant title

[@KellicTiger]

Dan, I want your Enterprise D shirt. Where did you get that? I can't find it anywhere online. ;_;

[@ENT8801]

Margot Robbie is the female version of Michael fassbender

[@ruchiisthebest]

Dan should have talked some more about avatar box office..how its daily box office is ..how it is trending..like i read that it is trending like rogue one

[@luxneji]

I like your videos a lot I think you should try to do some proyections for get a barometer of legs, like avatar is gunning for 1.5 billion

[@zunaidparker]

At 26:00 your chart with watch time per episode doesn't mention which streaming service it's on. Would be curious to find "Pepsi, Where's My Jet?" since it's a story I know about through some other YT channels and is quite fascinating.

[@NN010]

Just checked & it’s on Netflix.

[@gerardlabou7613]

Hell yeah!!!! They can say whatever about avatar, but story simple but visuals are undeniable incredible . Love both. Avatars . and I’m glad is making money,

[@wallacerigby4393]

Puss N Boots is soooo good.

[@alexsilva28]

And thus Murrell had found a new archenemy, not in the shape of an obnoxious baby cgi cartoon but in the shape of an airline company

[@-Hunter240x]

I'd still like to see the 2021 and 2022 years shown separately as opposed to an average (aka post-pandemic average) in your Domestic Charts graph.

[@mherzog21]

Cocomelon dominating shows with million dollar budgets and a team of writers.

[@malkav81]

That's a lot of 2s. A series of TUBES!

[@magnusmagnusson8302]

Dan could you in the end of your show predict top 5 next week with % drop or total making $ for new films:)) love your show here always watch it every week:)

[@MrBaskins2010]

i doubted james cameron. big mistake

[@FaydOgolon]

Since "Wednesday" is exceeding your expectations, do you think you're going to do a review?

[@wisemoon40]

Wednesday S1 review when?

[@bobcobb3654]

I don’t get Paramount changing the release strategy for Babylon. The trailers had it opening December 23rd in select cities to make the awards deadline, then expanding the release January 6th. Then suddenly, it got changed to everywhere December 23rd. How many people outside New York and LA even knew it was in their town? Feels like Paramount botched the release like they did rolling out William Friedkin’s “Sorcerer” 2 weeks after “Star Wars.”

[@higglybiggly1174]

People have to remember that the first Avatar was in theaters for almost an entire year. It was absolutely insane the dominance it held for so long. 13 years later and the market for movies is completely different. I definitely think it can get past Maverick, but I don't know if it can get much past that. It really just depends on it's longevity. Avatar 1 had weekend grosses in the tens of millions months and months after release. It's staying power was unlike anything we've seen since. If the second one can have even half that staying power it'll get close to 2 billion, I believe. Really just depends on if it can keep up the demand for it to justify keeping it theaters well past week 10 and beyond.

[@bobcobb3654]

Avatar passed Titanic for highest grossing movie ever in less than 6 weeks. It made 80% of its box office haul in its first 90 days. Doesn’t matter if a discount theater held onto it for 6 months. By then, the DVD was out.

[@bobcobb3654]

And at the current pace, Avatar 2 will pass Top Gun by the end of next week.

[@tronam]

I think most feel pretty skeptical about any single new IP movie ever pulling off the Avatar (2009) trick again. Even the ever confident James Cameron was blindsided by it.

[@jonm.1030]

Feliz "Navi"-Dad love it, great title Dad lol

[@frangofrescocomedy]

Hey Dan I remember you were making a distinction for billion dollar movies last year that have gotten a Chinese release..do we know if this 1 Billion dollar box office includes their earnings there? If so what would have been their performance without it?

[@corygerman5011]

Avatar is probably going to make 3 billion. Ask yourself, what are people going to watch in January? It's gonna be a wasteland. Then in February, Oscar hype for Avatar will build and it'll still be holding fairly strong. 3 billion. Save this comment.

[@randomly_random_0]

I think so to.

[@randomly_random_0]

Also, Titanic will be rereleased on Feb 10

[@mark2graves-movies689]

I think Avatar 2 arriving at 2nd place domestically is a long stretch. It would have to almost double it's B.O. on the back end... It can do it, but I'd be very surprised if it rose above 4th place domestically.