Is Avatar 2 the highest grossing Oscar nominee this year ?
Avatar 2 is set to become the hot topic of discussion once again, with the Oscars fast approaching.

The James Cameron franchise is notorious for its box office exploits and this year is no different. The new Avatar, titled Avatar: The Way of the Water, opened to critical acclaim and grossed $2.26 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film at the Oscars this year and possibly of all time. became

However, that’s very close to the $1.440 billion that Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick made. It is a huge success for the film industry, at least commercially.

This year’s Oscar Best Picture nominees have surpassed nearly all previous years with a combined domestic box office gross of $1.574 billion in domestic ticket sales. The class of 2010 was the only one to top that, with a combined $1.716 billion. A new record was sure to be set this year if Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was among the Best Picture nominees.
Also for indie films this year, A24’s exclusive blockbuster Everything Everywhere All At Once set records by grossing $70 million domestically, a remarkable achievement for an indie film worldwide.
This year’s Oscar Best Picture nominees have some pretty big players. As mentioned above, Avatar 2 has achieved the best worldwide collection with a record of $2.26 billion. Domestically, it grossed $598.4 million, followed by Top Gun: Maverick with $718.7 million. Elvis is not far behind with a domestic collection of $151 million.

Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front, on the other hand, has no box office collections due to its OTT release. The Sadness Triangle grossed just $4.2 million at the domestic box office, while Unsherin and Tar’s Banshees grossed $10.5 million and $6.7 million, respectively. Fablesman fared much better with a respectable $36 million.

On the other hand, MGM’s Woman Talking, still in its limited run, has earned $1.1 million so far.

Comscore box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented on this year’s high-grossing box office trend. He said:
This year’s figures may not be the most surprising, but with both Avatar: The Way of the Water and Top Gun: Maverick competing in the same category after conquering box offices around the world. are
It’s also important to remember that Avatar: The Last Airbender is still a threat at the box office and could see more attention as a result of the top Oscar nominations, which also worked for the first film. So, this year’s total is yet to cross the all-time mark but has a good chance.