James Cameron says 'Avatar 2' will 'easily' break even, confirms three more sequels詹姆斯·卡梅隆说《阿凡达2》将“轻松”实现收支平衡，并证实还有三部续集
'Avatar 2' isn't far off from reaching $2B at the global box office《阿凡达2》离全球票房20亿美元近在咫尺
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A follow-up to 2009's 'Avatar,' which went on to become thehighest-grossing film of all-time, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ will now "easily" break even at the box office, according to writer and director James Cameron.这是2009年《阿凡达》的续作，后者成为有史以来票房最高的电影，根据编剧兼导演詹姆斯·卡梅隆，《阿凡达：水之道》票房将“轻松”达到收支平衡。
Cameron raised eyebrows before the film's release when he said ‘Avatar 2’ would need to "be the third or fourth highest-grossing film in history" just to "break even."卡梅隆在电影上映前表示，《阿凡达2》需要“成为历史上票房第三或第四高的电影”才能“收支平衡”，这引起了人们的惊讶。
As of Sunday evening, just 24 days after its release, ‘The Way of Water’ has become the seventhhighest grossing pictureof all-time.截至周日晚上，《水之道》上映仅24天，已经成为有史以来的第7票房最高影片。
The worldwide box office total now sits just north of $1.7 billion - $516 million domestic and nearly $1.2 billion international.全球总票房现在略高于17亿美元——国内5.16亿美元，国际近12亿美元。
‘AVATAR’ SEQUEL ACCUSED OF 'ROMANTICIZING' AND ‘GLORIFYING’ COLONIALISM《阿凡达》续集被指控“浪漫化”和“美化”殖民主义
James Cameron attends the world premiere of James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way Of Water" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on December 6, 2022, in London, England. (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage / Getty Images)2022年12月6日，英国伦敦奥登豪华莱斯广场，詹姆斯·卡梅隆出席詹姆斯·卡梅隆的《阿凡达：水之道》的世界首映。（David M.Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage/Getty Images）
During an interview on "Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?" Cameron stated, "It looks like with the momentum that the film has now that we’ll easily pass our break even in the next few days, so it looks like I can’t wiggle out of this and I’m gonna have to do these other sequels. I know what I’m going to be doing the next six or seven years."在“Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?”节目的采访中，卡梅隆说：“从现在这部电影的势头看来，我们将在接下来的几天里轻松实现收支平衡，所以看起来我不能扭头就走，我将不得不制作其他的续集。我知道未来六七年我要做什么。”
Cameron had already confirmed that ‘Avatar 3’would hit theaters in the coming years regardless of the total take following the first sequel's release. In fact, both ‘The Way of Water’ and ‘Avatar 3’ were filmed simultaneously.卡梅隆已经确认《阿凡达3》将在未来几年在影院上映，不管第一部续集上映后的总票房如何。事实上，《水之道》和《阿凡达3》是同时拍摄的。
Now, it appears both 4 and 5 are a go.现在，看起来4和5都是可行的。
‘AVATAR: WAY OF WATER’ SURPASSES ‘TOP GUN: MAVERICK’ AT GLOBAL BOX OFFICE WITH $1.5 BILLION《阿凡达：水之道》超越《壮志凌云：特立独行》，全球票房达到15亿美元
(L-R) Joel David Moore, Brendan Cowell, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Bailey Bass, Jack Champion, Jamie Flatters, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, James Cameron and Jon Landau at the world premiere of James Cameron's(Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney / Getty Images)（左至右）乔尔·大卫·摩尔、布伦丹·考威尔、崔妮蒂·乔丽·布利斯、贝利·巴斯、杰克·钱皮恩、杰米·弗拉特斯、史提芬·朗、凯特·温斯莱特、西格妮·韦弗、佐伊·索尔达娜、萨姆·沃辛顿、詹姆斯·卡梅隆和乔恩·兰道在詹姆斯·卡梅隆的全球首映式上（Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney / Getty Images）
Cameron added, "The point is we’re going to be okay. I’m sure that we’ll have a discussion soon with the top folks at Disney about the game plan going forward for‘Avatar 3,’ which is already in the can – we’ve already captured and photographed the whole film, so we’re in extended post-production to do all that CG magic. And then‘Avatar 4’and‘5’are both written. We even have some of‘4’in the can. We’ve begun a franchise at this point. We’ve begun a saga that can now play out over multiple films."卡梅伦补充道，“关键是我们会没事的。我相信我们很快就会和迪士尼的高层讨论《阿凡达3》的行动计划，这部电影已经在制作中——我们已经拍摄了整部电影，所以我们正在进行后期制作，以完成所有的电脑特效。然后《阿凡达4》和《阿凡达5》都写好了剧本。我们甚至拍摄了《阿凡达4》的部分镜头。在这一点上，我们已经开始了一个电影系列。我们已经开始了一个可以在多部电影中上演的传奇。"
The third installment in the franchise, currently slated for a December 2024 release, is set to feature the ‘Ash people’ of Pandora, a clan said not to be as kind as the ones introduced in the first two films.该系列的第3部目前定于2024年12月上映，将以潘多拉的“火焰部落”为主角，据说这个部落不像前两部电影中介绍的部落那样善良。