Avatar: Fire and Ash has topped the box office for a third consecutive Friday, maintaining its lead over other films like Zootopia 2 and Marty Supreme. The third installment in James Cameron’s sci-fi franchise, Fire and Ash earned $14 million at the box office on Friday and is expected to gross over $36 million by Sunday—bringing its domestic total to around $302 million. The first and second installments of the Avatar saga also performed remarkably well at the box office, ranking as the most and third-highest-grossing movies of all time, respectively. Zootopia 2 followed close behind on Friday, grossing $7.1 million despite releasing in theaters over a month ago. The animated film is Walt Disney Animation’s highest-grossing film yet, surpassing Frozen 2 with $1.46 billion in global box office earnings. Following behind in the domestic top five were the Sydney Sweeney thriller The Housemaid, the Timothée Chalamet-led epic Marty Supreme, and the adventure comedy meta-reboot Anaconda.
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