Third 'Avatar' film lights up global box offices

Dec 21 (Reuters) – Director James Cameron's third "Avatar" movie adventure racked up roughly $345 million in global box office sales over its opening weekend, distributor Walt Disney said on Sunday. The estimated sales for "Avatar: Fire and Ash" landed in line with pre-weekend forecasts of at least $340 million. U.S. and Canadian box offices accounted for $88 million of the total, Disney said. Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington voice the lead characters in the "Avatar" series, the story of a clan of 9-foot-tall blue people known as Na'vi who are forced to fight to protect their family and their planet. The first "Avatar" film, released in 2009, leads all-time box office charts with $2.9 billion in global ticket sales. The 2022 sequel "Avatar: The Way of Water" ranks third with $2.3 billion. (Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )

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