'Avatar 2' may gross $500 million at box office on premiere weekend

Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar: The Way of Water" by James Cameron could raise about $ 500 million at the international box office this opening weekend, Variety reports.

In its first weekend in the U.S., the second "Avatar" started with $150 million to $175 million, while other premieres last weekend in the U.S. grossed more: "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" - $181 million, and "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" - $180 million.

Presumably, the international box office will add the new "Avatar" from $250 to 350 million. In particular, it is still unknown how much the film will collect in China, where there are still coronavirus restrictions.