Compared to ‘Avatar 1’ ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Is Reviewing Worse Among Critics, Better Among Fans

After opening with just $77 million, Avatar 1 had longevity through word of mouth, resulting in wild occurrences like a 1.8% drop between its first and second weekend, which is what made the original Avatar a hit. The Way of Water may follow a similar pattern, but I would expect a much, much higher opening weekend at baseline, now that Avatar is a known quantity.

James Cameron’s latest technical masterpiece, which dropped the number and is now just “Avatar: The Way of Water,” seems a little hard to believe after so many years of delays, but the reviews are proving to be quite solid. The discrepancy we’re seeing is a little more obvious.

Here are how the reviews for Avatar: The Way of Water stack up against the original Avatar.

Avatar 1 garnered 82 percent positive reviews from critics and 82 percent audience reviews, according to the review aggregator site, Rotten Tomatoes.

Avatar: The Way of Water — 78% critics, 94% audiences

The audiences liked the film more than critics. The movie received an outstanding 94% audience score, which is a lot more than the majority of MCU blockbusters, including the first Avengers. Granted, some of that may be early enthusiasm, based on the fact that the first people to see the movie are more likely to like the sequel. However, 94% is still a very impressive score, and it tops all MCU blockbusters.

The adulation is focused primarily on the visuals, which are out-of-this-world phenomenal, just like the first film that used cutting-edge 3D technology that has not been seen in the 13 years since. James Cameron once again makes the case for 3D films in theatres in favour of Avatar. In spite of the fact that 3D has been popular since Avatar did big business, no one did it as well as that film, until this new one.

At the end of the day, the key query is whether the film will do well at the box office, and if so, how much more it will beat Avatar’s previous record. Since 2009, The Force Awakens and Spider-Man: No Way Home have gained the same amount as it. Inflation makes it fall to place fifteen, but that boosts another Cameron picture, 1997’s Titanic, to position five.