2025 didn’t start on a great note for Hollywood films. But from the second quarter of the year, the industry churned out some highly memorable and exciting films that attracted hordes of moviegoers. The year is now all set to end on a high with Avatar: Fire And Ash. In a significant move, the distributors opened the advance booking in India on December 5, that is, two weeks before its release. The move has paid dividends as the shows are fast-filling with each passing day.
As per the data accessed by Bollywood Hungama, Avatar: Fire And Ash has sold 30,500 tickets in the national chains, as of 3:00 pm on December 12. 24,000 tickets have been sold in PVR Inox properties while Cinepolis has sold 6,500 tickets. And that’s not all. It has also sold a whopping 80,000 tickets for the opening weekend in these three multiplex chains.
These numbers prove that Avatar: Fire And Ash is all set for a bumper opening, just like its predecessor, Avatar: The Way Of Water (2022). There’s no doubt now that Avatar: Fire and Ash will emerge as the biggest international opener of the year in the country, beating Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Rs. 18.89 crores) and The Conjuring: Last Rites (Rs. 16.90 crores) and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – Infinity Castle (Rs. 11.30 crores).
It now remains to be seen how big is the opening day number of Avatar: Fire And Ash. Avatar: The Way Of Water opened at a huge Rs. 40 crores and this number seems out of reach as of now. However, an opening north of Rs. 30 crores is definitely on, looking at the advance trends. The target should be to go past the numbers of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), which collected Rs. 32.67 crores on its opening day. Another target should be the first day numbers of Chhaava, which stands at Rs. 33.10 crores. The Vicky Kaushal-starrer is the biggest Hindi opener in 2025.
Going by the scorching advance trends, Avatar: Fire And Ash is clearly on track for a thunderous start in India. If word of mouth clicks post-release, the film has every chance of sustaining strongly through the Christmas and New Year period and can realistically chase the Rs. 300 crore-plus milestone, much like Avatar: The Way Of Water. With the franchise’s massive fan-base, repeat value and premium-format pull working in its favour, the runway for a long, blockbuster run looks firmly in place.
