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Avatar: The Way of Water <\/em>is landing on not one but two<\/em> streaming services on June 7th. In a press release on Monday<\/a>, Warner Bros. Discovery shared that the James Cameron film is coming to the company\u2019s combined Max streaming service in addition to Disney Plus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It\u2019s a bit of a rarity to see a high-profile film like Avatar<\/em> make its debut on more than one streaming service at a time, but it seems the shared premiere is all thanks to a modified agreement Disney made with WarnerMedia in 2021. Under the terms of the deal<\/a>, HBO Max (soon-to-be Max) can share the rights to films Disney\u2019s 20th Century Studios released in 2022 with Hulu and Disney Plus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Way of Water<\/em> first hit theaters in December 2022<\/a>, and it proved to be another huge hit for Cameron: according to Warner Bros. Discovery, the movie is now the \u201cthird highest-grossing film of all time worldwide.\u201d (The first Avatar<\/em> holds the top spot<\/a>.) And the addition of The Way of Water<\/em> could be a boon for the company as it aims to get people onboarded with its new Max streaming service<\/a>, which launches on May 23rd. That said, because The Way of Water<\/em> will also start streaming on Disney Plus the same day it does on Max, the film may not be as big of a subscriptions driver as it likely would have been if it was exclusive. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n