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Third ‘Avatar’ Film Lights up Global Box Offices

Dec 21 (Reuters) – Director ‌James ​Cameron’s third “Avatar” ‌movie adventure racked up roughly $345 ​million in global box office ‍sales over its ​opening weekend, distributor ​Walt ⁠Disney said on Sunday.

The estimated sales for “Avatar: Fire and Ash” landed in line with pre-weekend forecasts ‌of at least $340 million.

U.S. and Canadian ​box ‌offices accounted for $88 ‍million ⁠of the total, Disney said.

Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington voice the lead characters in the “Avatar” series, the story of a ​clan of 9-foot-tall blue people known as Na’vi who are forced to fight to protect their family and their planet.

The first “Avatar” film, released in 2009, leads all-time box office charts with $2.9 billion in ​global ticket sales. The 2022 sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water” ranks third with $2.3 billion.

(Reporting ​by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )

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