James Cameron is almost singlehandedly keeping cinemas afloat in the new year as “Avatar: Fire and Ash” leads the box office for the fourth consecutive weekend. His third Na’vi adventure generated $21.3 million from 3,700 theaters between Friday and Sunday, bringing its total to $342.6 million domestically and $1.23 billion globally.
Those ticket sales were twice as much as the next biggest films, including newcomer “Primate” and holiday holdover “The Housemaid.” Those two films are neck-in-neck for second place, with each estimated to generate $11 million over the weekend. (Final tallies will be reported on Monday.)
“Primate” appears to have the slight edge over the competition with
→ Continue reading at Variety
