Avatar: Fire and Ash maintained its spot at the top of the box office for the third week in a row. That’s unfortunate for me, since I’m quickly running out of jokes to use every time I reference the franchise.
Fire and Ash brought in another $40 million from U.S. audiences, raising its domestic earnings to $306 million. Worldwide, the film has finally passed the $1 billion mark, making it the fourth and final 2025 release to do so. That also makes director James Cameron the only director to have four billion-dollar movies under his belt (a feat that includes the first and second Avatar movies, as well as Titanic).
At this point, it should be noted that the finale of Stranger Things released in theaters, too, and flipped the box office Upside Down: Reports indicate that the series closer earned at least $25 million for its trouble. But since those numbers haven’t been officially confirmed, we won’t be counting it in our box office standing.
Zootopia 2, meanwhile, refuses to fail. Hopping strongly into its sixth week since release, the movie took second place at the box office with an additional $19 million in domestic gains. Its domestic cume sits at $363.6 million, and its worldwide tally has reached nearly $1.6 billion.
The Housemaid cleaned up in third place. It swept up $14.9 million, bringing its domestic earnings to $75.7 million. In total, the movie has made $92 million. In a strange similarity to Zootopia 2, The Housemaid continues to stay relatively stable at the box office: Compared to last week, its takings only decreased by 3%.
The same cannot be said for last week’s third place holder, Marty Supreme, which fell by 20%. It took in $12.6 million, landing it in fourth place. The film’s domestic total is $56 million, and after adding in international earnings, its worldwide cume sits at $58 million.
Keeping its spot in fifth place is Anaconda. The movie sunk its non-venomous fangs (yes, I had to look that up) into $10 million. In the United States, that means the movie has earned $45.9 million. Worldwide, that number grows to $88.4 million.
As for box office newcomers, Daisy Ridley’s We Bury the Dead shuffled along into 11th place. It earned $2.5 million dollars in its debut. But the movie shouldn’t feel too bad—after all, that makes it the highest grossing 2026 release (for at least a little bit). Meanwhile, The Plague discovered that audiences didn’t feel like catching it: The movie placed 14th with a meager $407,000.
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I saw “Avatar: Fire and Ash” yesterday and was quite underwhelmed. According to Rotten Tomatoes, audiences love the movie, while the critics are, “Meh.” I side with the critics. While I can’t fault the technical razzle-dazzle in all its 3D, day-glo, phosphorescent glory, the story covered pretty much the same ground as the second movie. I knew the movie was over three hours long, but at one point I looked at my watch and thought to myself, “Wow, an hour and a half left to go!” Never a good sign.