'Avatar 3' Tops New Year's Eve Box Office, 2025 Grosses Hit $8.9 Bil.
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Key Points:
- "Avatar: Fire and Ash" led the New Year’s Eve box office with $8.1 million, surpassing $250 million domestically in two weeks and expected to exceed $1 billion globally soon.
- U.S. and Canadian cinemas saw ticket sales of $8.87 billion in 2025, a 1.5% increase from 2024 but below the anticipated $9 billion, with attendance still below pre-pandemic levels despite higher ticket prices.
- Disney’s "Zootopia 2" earned $4.6 million on New Year’s Eve, reaching $337.9 million domestically, while indie film "Marty Supreme" grossed $2.4 million, totaling about $39 million
