15,000 premium format tickets sold within three days
Filmmaker James Cameron’s cinematic spectacle Avatar: The Way of Water will soon release in Indian theatres.
The regular 2D and 3D shows are expected to be made available for booking from Friday.
The sequel to Avatar will be releasing in India on December 16 in six languages – English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam
Thirteen years ago, Avatar emerged as the highest-grossing film of all time, a records that it holds to the day with $2.92 billion in ticket sales
As per Hollywood Reporter, Avatar: The Way of Water should open to at least $150 million-$170 million in North America.
Cameron has famously said that the film will have to be the third or fourth highest earner to recoup its costs.
In an interview to GQ, the director called the sequel “very f***ing” expensive and “the worst business case in movie history.”
“You have to be the third or fourth highest-grossing film in history. That’s your threshold. That’s your break even,” he said.
“There has been a massive response on the advance booking even though it is just the premium formats and with all other formats opening today, we are expecting huge numbers ahead!.”