James Cameron never hid the fact that Avatar: Fire and Ash It would be on par with its predecessors in terms of duration. THE science fiction saga Hollywood’s highest-grossing filmmaker isn’t known for making short films, and this third film will be no exception.
In 2009, avatar achieved 2 hours and 41 minutes longlaying the foundations for a trend that has only increased. In 2022, Avatar: The Sense of Water raised the bar to 3 hours and 12 minutes.
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James Cameron didn’t get very far with Avatar: Fire and Ashbut enough to surpass, by a minimum, its immediate predecessor. The third film in the saga will last 3 hours and 15 minutesthree minutes more than The feeling of water, according to Discussing Film.
But it’s enough to Avatar: Fire and Ash becomes, for now, the longest film in the saga, in the absence of what James Cameron do with Avatars 4 and 5, which are dated 2029 and 2031, respectively.
Avatar: Fire and Ash reignites the debate about the duration of feature films
With the final runtime revealed, Avatar: Fire and Ash revives an eternal discussion: should films be so long? Neither part of the public, nor exhibitors, nor many studios find this particularly funny.
for many spectators It’s difficult for them to sit in the cinema for three hours.either for physiological needs or because they want to move. In fact, cases like The Brutalist They had to include an interlude.
To movie theaters, exhibitors and studios, the films long ones do some damage. The longer the duration, the fewer will be the number of views for each room where it is projected.. The price of tickets Avatar: Fire and Ash That’s the same as a one-and-a-half-hour movie, which can be shown twice as long as a James Cameron movie.
It is true that avatar It has so far proven to be a box office ace: the two episodes released have far exceeded the gross of 2 billion dollars, allaying the fears of exhibitors and studios.
Avatar: Fire and Ash hits theaters on December 19, 2025ready to blow up the Christmas box office with the new battle between Na’vi and the GDR.
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