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As the movie industry begins to slump in January, “Avatar: Fire and Ash” continues to smolder at the box office, topping the charts for a fourth straight week on a relatively quiet weekend.
Chapter 3 by James Cameron Pandora Epic brought in $21.3 million in revenue North America The Walt Disney Co.’s theaters, according to Sunday studio estimates.
After four weeks, “Fire and Ashes” has grossed $342.6 million in North America and $888 million in the rest of the world. Last week, it joined its two predecessors as a billion-dollar company.
The week’s top-grossing new film was Paramount Pictures’ chimpanzee horror film “Primate,” which took in $11.3 million domestically.
Disney’s “Zootopia 2” has shown remarkable staying power since its release in November. It remains a global giant and a sensation in China. The animated sequel has grossed $1.65 billion at the global box office. That puts it on the verge of becoming Disney’s highest-grossing animated film of all time, trailing only 2019’s lifelike “The Lion King,” which grossed $1.66 billion.
In its seventh week of release, the film ranked fourth at the North American box office with $10.1 million, for a domestic total of $378.8 million.
Sydney Sweeney’s thriller ‘The Housemaid’ continues to bring in big bucks for audiences Lionsgategave the sequel the green light earlier this week. The film cost only US$35 million to produce and grossed US$11.2 million in its fourth weekend of release in North America, for a total box office of US$94.15 million.
The numbers were released on Sunday, when much of Hollywood’s attention is focused on the Golden Globes. “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and “Zootopia 2” were nominated for two awards each.
But among contenders in the top categories at the Golden Globes, only A24’s “Marty Supreme” made the top 10 at the box office this weekend, ranking sixth with $7.6 million, for a North American four-week total of $70.1 million.
The film was nominated for best musical or comedy, with star Timothée Chalamet nominated for best actor in a comedy and co-writer and director Josh Safdie nominated for best screenplay.
Overall, Hollywood is off to a strong start in 2026. Revenues this weekend were up 23% from the same weekend in 2025, according to the data firm Comsk. The 2026 total so far is also up 23% from last year.
In 2025, the film industry performed poorly, with domestic moviegoing numbers continuing to decline. But studios are hoping 2026 will be their best year at the box office in a decade as they await the release of new “Avengers,” “Spider-Man,” “Toy Story,” “Super Mario Bros.” and “Dune” movies.
Top 10 domestic box office movies
With final domestic data released on Monday, the list takes into account projected ticket sales at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, according to Comscore:
1. “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” $21.3 million.
2. “Primate,” $11.3 million
3. “The Handmaiden,” $11.2 million.
4. “Zootopia 2,” $10.1 million.
5. “Greenland 2: The Migration,” $8.5 million
6. “Marty Supreme,” $7.6 million.
7. “Anaconda,” $5.1 million.
8. “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: The Search for Cube Pants,” $3.8 million.
9. “David,” $3.1 million.
10. “Song Sung Blue,” $3 million.