Avatar Fire and Ash earned so much on the first day in India that it became the biggest Hollywood opener of 2025. It left behind Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning and also defeated many Indian films like Raid 2, Sky Force.
Hollywood film ‘Avatar Fire and Ash’ has got a bumper start at the box office. Released on December 19, the film has become the biggest opening Hollywood film in India in 2025. It has overtaken Tom Cruise starrer ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ by a huge margin. Not only in India, this top Cruise starrer action thriller has overshadowed the worldwide box office too. Many Indian films of 2025 also seem to be lagging behind ‘Avatar Fire and Ash’ in terms of opening collections.
How much did ‘Avatar Fire and Ash’ earn on the first day?
According to the report of trade tracking website sacnilk.com, the American epic science fiction film ‘Avatar Fire and Ash’ directed by James Cameron collected around Rs 20 crore in India on the first day. The collection of this film at the worldwide box office has been around Rs 500 crore. It has snatched the title of the biggest opening Hollywood film in India in 2025 from Tom Cruise starrer ‘Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning’, whose first day earning was around Rs 16.5 crore in India and around Rs 100 crore worldwide.
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Avatar Fire and Ash beats many Indian films
In terms of opening, the amount that Fire and Ash has earned in India on the first day has left behind the opening collections of many Indian films of 2025. These include Ajay Devgan starrer ‘Raid 2’, Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Sky Force’, Dhanush-Kriti Sanon starrer ‘Tere Ishq Mein’ etc., whose first day earnings ranged from Rs 15 crore to Rs 19.25 crore.
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About Hollywood movie Avatar Fire and Ash
‘Avatar Fire and Ash’ is the third film in James Cameron’s popular Avatar franchise. The first part of the franchise named Avatar came in 2009 and was a blockbuster. The second part of this franchise came with the name ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ and it was also a blockbuster. The film stars Zoe Saldana, Sam Washington, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang in lead roles.