Avatar: The Way of Water will last over 3 hours

The sequel to James Cameron’s Avatar will be half an hour longer than the first film.

The family history of Jake Sully and Neytiri, played respectively by Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana, will be presented, detailed and explained in Avatar: The Path of Water in three hours and ten minutes. So if Avengers: Endgame’s record (three hours and two minutes) is broken on December 14 in darkrooms, then Titanic’s record (three hours and fourteen minutes) is still untouchable, knowing that it brought in over two billion dollars. in income around the world.

Avatar: Path of Water runtime has been floating for three hours https://t.co/VMruewPN2d

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 29, 2022

For reference, 2009’s Avatar ran for two hours and forty-one minutes before switching to two hours and fifty seconds after the addition of a bonus scene on the DVD edition. Shortly after the 2022 D23 release, Disney and 20th Century released a remastered version of the first Avatar in theaters to prepare audiences for the film’s sequel. The re-release grossed over $76 million worldwide, bringing the film’s current box office to almost $3 billion.

Long films, the new fashion in Hollywood

Movies have become longer during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many Hollywood productions exceeding two hours and thirty minutes, which is considered excessive by traditional standards, with the exception of Spider. The entertaining film, which caused a sensation at the box office, lasted only two hours and twenty-eight minutes. This trend will continue throughout the year. Paramount’s Babylon, directed by Damien Chazelle, will run for at least three hours. And the new Black Panther from Marvel and Disney, Wakanda Forever, which releases on November 11, is two hours and forty-one minutes long. We also have to remember that Matt Reeves’ Batman, released earlier this year,