The film "Avatar: The Way of Water," the third installment in James Cameron's famous science fiction franchise, grossed $88 million at the North American box office during the pre-Christmas weekend. The film's global earnings reached $345 million in its first weekend, and it is expected to achieve great success abroad. The film stars Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington, who face a new enemy threatening their family's life on the planet Pandora. In second place was the animated film "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish," produced by Angel Studios, with $20 million. Third place went to the film "The Woman in Me," adapted from the bestselling novel by Frieda McFadden, with $19 million. Fourth place was taken by the animated film "The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants" with $16 million. Fifth was the Disney film "Zootopia 2," which grossed $14.5 million.
