"Hollywood kicked off 2026 with Avatar: Fire and Ash atop the box office for the third straight week and with hopes for a blockbuster-filled year after a disappointing 2025. In three weeks of release, Fire and Ash has cleared $1 billion worldwide. The third chapter in James Cameron's Pandora epic collected $40 million over its third weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday."
"The most sustained success over the holiday collider in theaters belonged to a movie that opened all the way back in November. Yet Disney's Zootopia 2 has had remarkable staying power. It landed in second place with $19 million, dipping a mere 4% from the previous weekend. The animated sequel has amassed $1.59 billion in six weeks. That makes Zootopia 2 Disney's second highest grossing animated movie ever, trailing only 2019's photorealistic The Lion King ($1.66 billion)."
"That makes Zootopia 2 Disney's second highest grossing animated movie ever, trailing only 2019's photorealistic The Lion King ($1.66 billion). The Housemaid, the twisty thriller starring Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, also emerged as a holiday-season hit for Lionsgate. It collected $14.9 million over the weekend, giving it $75.7 million domestically over three weeks. It dipped only 3% from last weekend. Internationally, The Housemaid, which cost a modest $35 million to make, has added $57.3 million."
Avatar: Fire and Ash led the box office for a third consecutive week, earning $40 million in its third North American weekend and clearing $1 billion worldwide in three weeks. The film has performed strongest overseas, with $777.1 million in international grosses. Disney celebrated the billion-dollar milestone as another major feat for James Cameron's franchise. The holiday week brought robust ticket sales with schools out, boosted by Zootopia 2, The Housemaid and Marty Supreme. Zootopia 2 remained second with $19 million and has totaled $1.59 billion in six weeks. The Housemaid has earned $75.7 million domestically and $57.3 million internationally on a $35 million budget. A24's Marty Supreme held well, grossing an estimated $12.6 million in its third weekend.
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