{"id":214686,"date":"2026-01-04T17:08:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/04\/weekend-box-office-avatar-fire-and-ash-starts-the-new-year-on-top\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T17:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:08:42","slug":"weekend-box-office-avatar-fire-and-ash-starts-the-new-year-on-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/04\/weekend-box-office-avatar-fire-and-ash-starts-the-new-year-on-top\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Box Office: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Starts the New Year on Top"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Box Office: ‘Avatar 3’ Leads in First Weekend of 2026 With $40 Million, ‘The Housemaid’ Surpasses $75 Million https:\/\/t.co\/qR7ZEnUojy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Variety (@Variety) January 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To no one’s surprise, with nothing major to oppose it, the third installment of the Avatar<\/b> series stayed atop the box office for a third consecutive weekend. Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/b> dropped 35% from last weekend, making $40 million in North America and bringing its totals to $306 million domestically and $1.08 billion globally. Even though the film clearly has an enormous audience worldwide, the speed of hitting $1 billion trails the first two films, and it’s not a certainty it will hit the $2 billion mark as they did. <\/p>\n

Zootopia 2<\/b> took the second spot, making $19 million and barely dropping from last weekend. After six weekends of release, the sequel has grossed $363 million domestically and $1.588 billion globally.<\/p>\n

The Housemaid <\/b>took the third spot with a $15.2 million take, dipping only a single percent from last weekend, and bringing in $75.7 million in North America and $133 million worldwide. The film is already a success on a $35 million budget.<\/p>\n

In fourth place was Marty Supreme<\/b>, which made $12.5 million, dropping 30% from last weekend for a total of $56 million in North America. It’s now A24’s third highest grossing film behind Civil War <\/b>and Everything Everywhere All At Once<\/b>. <\/p>\n

Rounding out the top five was Anaconda<\/b> with a $10 million take, bringing in $45.8 million in North America and $88 million globally. <\/p>\n

Most films from the weekend held strong, and analysts suspect 2026 will see more people in theaters than 2025. <\/p>\n

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