On 2 January 2026 till 12:38 PM IST, box office collection of James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash, more commonly referred to as Avatar 3, is around Rs 159.99 crores India net during day 15 (ongoing) and crosses ₹7400 Crores worldwide till now.
The film hits theaters worldwide as well as in India on December 19, 2025 where it was released in English and all major Indian languages in 3D and IMAX technology.
The continuation of Pandora’s saga is more of a dark narrative as opposed to its predecessors. This dark narrative paired with the holiday season brought a lot of interest and strong advance booking in metro and tier 2 cities in India.
Box Office Collection Day 15
The day 15 box office collection of the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash is around 0.24 crore india net across all languages, till 12:38 PM IST.
Box Office Collection Day 14
The day 14 box office collection of the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash is around 6.35 crore india net across all languages.
Box Office Collection Day 13
The day 13 box office collection of the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash is around 5 crore india net across all languages.
Box Office Collection Day 12
The day 12 box office collection of the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash is around 5.25 crore india net across all languages.
Box Office Collection Day 11
The day 11 box office collection of the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash is around 5 crore india net across all languages.
Box Office Collection Day 10
The day 10 box office collection of the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash is around 10.75 crore india net across all languages.
Box Office Collection Day 9
The 9th day box office collection of the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash is around 10 crore india net across all languages.
Box Office Collection Day 8
The 8th day box office collection of the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash is around 7.65 crore india net across all languages.
Box Office Collection Day 7
The 7th day box office collection of the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash is around 13.35 crore india net across all languages.
Box Office Collection Day 6
The 6th day box office collection of the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash is around 10.65 crore india net across all languages.
Box Office Collection Day 5
The 5th day box office collection of the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash is around 9.25 crore india net across all languages.
Box Office Collection Day 4
The 4th day box office collection of the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash is around 9 crore india net across all languages.
Box Office Collection Day 3
The 3rd day box office collection of the movie Avatar: Fire and Ash is around 25.4 crore india net across all languages. The collection in U.S. and Canada is around $23 M on day 3.
Box Office Collection Day 2
Avatar: Fire and Ash made Rs 22.5 crore in India, a total Rs 41.5 crore, as of 2 day. Worldwide, the total is around $345M+.
With the increase in the number of screens, the larger multiplexes in India’s major metros are reporting better occupancy on Day 2 of the shows compared to Day 1. This trend is more pronounced on the evenings as compared to the afternoons, thanks to the weekend.
Also, premium screens like IMAX and 3D are performing better in these cities as families and youth are out in greater numbers on Saturday compared to other weekdays.
While reports suggest this opening is a little less than Avatar: The Way of Water in some regions, best estimates being track the film to be one of the Top most Global Film openings of 2025.
Opening Weekend Box Office Collection
Travel estimates suggest this number to be in the range of ₹18-19 Crore (estimated) nett across all languages, for the opening day (Friday) collection of Avatar: Fire and Ash in India. This is attributed to the extraordinary collections in the Urban centres (being the premium multiplex screens) with the 2D regular shows also performing well although the day being a working day on Thursday.
Day One started with steady attendance in the morning, rising throughout the day, and leveling off at each successive screening in the late afternoon and evening as the word began to spread.
Day-Wise Box Office Table
| Day | India Nett (₹ crore) |
| Day 15 | 0.24 (till 12:38 PM IST) |
| Day 14 | 6.35 |
| Day 13 | 5.25 |
| Day 12 | 5.25 |
| Day 11 | 5 |
| Day 10 | 10.75 |
| Day 9 | 10 |
| Day 8 | 7.65 |
| Day 7 | 13.35 |
| Day 6 | 10.65 |
| Day 5 | 9.25 |
| Day 4 | 9 |
| Day 3 | 25.4 |
| Day 2 | 22.50 |
| Day 1 | 19 |
Trade and Audience Reaction
Trade pundits report Avatar: Fire and Ash opened in India strongly with good advanced bookings and a promising hold in premium auditoriums scheduled for the rest of the weekend. Reported high family attendance has contributed to the demand for 3D and IMAX, resulting in above average ticket sales for this day and date Hollywood release.
The first viewers of the film notice and appreciate its world-building and visual scale as well as the darker emotional tone.
Budget, recovery and early verdict
The film Avatar, Fire and Ash features a sizeable budget of approximately $40 crore. This budget is classified as one of the largest in Hollywood productions for the year. The costs of this production comes mainly from the costs of performance capture and visual effects, as well as the world-building from the designed worlds which has always been the case for this film franchise.
Because of the scale, the film is expected to have a quick pulsing opening week and will also get revenues from streaming services. Based on this early performance, analysts are calling attention to the early performance and are calling attention to the summer blockbuster, waiting for weekday viewing and the films performance in its second week.
What to Expect Next
Avatar 3 will be entering the first weekday test for the film on Monday. For most films, weekday collections typically soften after the first weekend, especially in India and non-metro areas. If the film holds steady with limited drops week on week, that would be indicative of strong word of mouth in the film’s early run.
Conversely, if the film’s weekday collections drop sharply after the weekend, that could only be indicative of a more front-loaded run for the film. Worldwide, Avatar 3 will be able to maintain breathing room in the box office. Comparably, there are currently no big budget sci-fi films out in the foreseeable schedule.
The Christmas to New Year holiday span, however will hopefully provide multiple showtimes with family audiences for Fire and Ash. Avatar 3 has initiated its box office run as expected with strong numbers and audience reception and has the benefit of being in a multi-film franchise that India and other major international audience streaming releases await.
