The numbers have been revealed for the first weekend of ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’, and let’s just say it is a topic that is definitely being talked about online a lot. The tweet from the user cosmic_marvel clearly and openly showed the worldwide opening weekends for each Avatar film. The first Avatar installment was the one that brought in $242 million during the first weekend. The sequel, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ shattered the former record with an astonishing $441 million opening. Now, the third, ‘Fire and Ash’ has made $345 million at the box office over the weekend. No doubt, it is a high figure, but it is also next to the other two. And the gamers and movie enthusiasts are there—with opinions.

The conversation was divided right from the start. There are as many opinions as there are people and some say it is a little less well-received than before. JohnZelvi, for one, called it a “modest dip,” which may be a sign of “audience fatigue,” but he also pointed out that the total growth is a “free market triumph.” In simple words, it is still a big money maker, so who is the real loser? Another user, villscinema, pointed out that Avatar 3 is “Slightly down than Avatar 2.” Similarly, JaguarJay3 noted, “So it is below the mark from the Way of Water….Let us see how far this run goes.” Therefore, it could be said that there is a group of people who look at the $345 million and compare it with the $441 million and think, hmm.

On the contrary, there is the opposite opinion, a counter-group who are practically saying, wait a minute! Because if there is one thing that all seem to agree on, it is that Avatar films are not assessed by the opening weekend. They measure the long, long, long run instead. It is all about the legs as they say in the box office jargon. Mr. Long Term (that is a very suitable name) stated, “Their box office results always remain stable after release.” And dworkrand reminded us all that “avatar the original was on top for months…” The first had the least successful opening, $242 million, but later it became the highest-grossing film of all time. Hence, Jpark1138 logically replied to another user, “The first film has the lowest opening yet it’s the highest-grossing film of all time. We will observe how its long run will turn out.”

Nonetheless, the replies were not restricted to money and sales figures. They became… precise. And somewhat funny. So the conversation started to revolve around the character called Varang. It appears, according to the posts, she is a main character in this film? A user named ENjeze even shared a picture of Varang and asserted, “Varang alone will give this movie legs. She is top tier gooner bait.” That was a pretty bold statement! Another user, Bacon 🥓, seemed to have caught the vibe too and said, “That Varang aura making people hornt.” So, uh, there you have it marketing angle, James Cameron. The charm of characters is undeniably a complex one!

Ultimately, it was the individual experiences that contributed the human angle to the entire narrative. patient zero 💊 shared his/her opening weekend at the cinema dilemma, stating he/she “almost didn’t go this weekend because the theater was so full.” He/she even had to book a second viewing in order to get a good seat. Thus, there was a mini-dialogue going on about theater etiquette with im_felicie asserting he/she was securing the best spot three days ahead, and patient zero 💊 narrating his/her solo trip with “like I was Ronal giving birth,” which was hilarious!

For many, the buzz is far from over. Emil made a very simple remark, “Can’t wait to watch avatar 3 seems to be awsome.” Besides, DeMarcus Fitz called the saga of films “generational and groundbreaking.” On the other hand, the predictions are already being made. elJCAP21 is very sure and thinks “It’ll reach 1.5 billion.” And Eric Shin just had his fun by watching the “Haters are furious rn.”

So what does the whole situation around the social media buzz tell us? Avatar 3 was a big winner at its opening but not as big as part 2. However, literally nobody who is in the loop about all these movies is counting it out. The real test will be the coming month, especially with the holidays around the corner, as user 8_nemss put it. These films are like a slow-burn strategy of remaining in the market, not a quick arcade blast. They build. They linger. They make