According to Deadline, New Year’s Eve was slower than usual at the domestic box office, but it still performed better than Christmas Eve. Avatar: The Way of Water easily held on to the top spot, bringing in $63.4 million. The film has now surpassed the $400 million mark domestically, becoming the third Disney film to do so in 2022—behind Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Box Office Numbers from Friday (December 30th) through Sunday (January 1st):
1. Avatar: The Way of Water, $63.4 million
2. Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, $16.3 million
3. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, $4.83 million
4. I Wanna Dance With Somebody, $4.25 million
5. Babylon, $2.7 million
6. Violent Night, $2.1 million
7. The Whale, $1.33 million
8. The Fabelmans, $1.14 million
9. The Menu, $1.07 million
10. Strange World, $538,000