Apparently the new Avatar movie “The Way Of The Water” pretty much broke the bank as far as costs go. But it’s James Cameron, the guy with two of the biggest money making movies in history, right? In a recent interview, James said it is was very “blankety- blank bad word” expensive to make. He added that it was the worst business case in movie history. He said in order to break even with it, it needs to be the third or fourth highest grossing movie in history. Just to cover costs. The current number four spot is Star Wars Episode 7 that made $2.9 billion. He may have been exaggerating some, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he dropped 7 or 8 hundred million dollars to make the new Avatar.
He says that if it doesn’t do well the 3rd movie could be the last. There are plans for 5. “Avatar: The Way Of The Water” is in theaters December 16.