'Avatar 2' attracts 3 million audience in seven days in Korea... Director Cameron 'I am so grateful'

▲This photo shows, posters of 'Avatar: the way of water' hung up on the wall of theater. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, December 20 (Yonhap) -- On Tuesday, the film "Avatar: The Way of Water," the sequel to "Avatar," surpassed 3 million cumulative audience members in seven days.
 
The film distributor Walt Disney Company announced that the cumulative number of audiences for "Avatar 2" reached 3,073,000 as of 7 a.m. on the integrated network of movie tickets by the Korean Film Council. 
 
The movie has been topping the box office since its premiere on December 14. 
 
It is attracting an audience at a faster rate of speed compared to the first Avatar, which reached three million viewers in nine days. However, "Avatar 2" is being screened in 2,700 cinemas, which is four times more than the first movie, which was screened in 600–700.

James Cameron, the director of "Avatar 2," the crew, and the cast showed gratitude towards the Korean audience through their social media accounts.

Director James Cameron expressed his gratitude, saying, "Thank you so much," and Sigourney Weaver, who played Kiri, said, "Once more, we realized the love of Korean fans for the 'Avatar' series."
 
 
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Dowon Kim.)
 
 
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