Avatar: Fire and Ash

Movie Name: Avatar: Fire and Ash

Critics Rating: 2.5/5

Release Date:December 19, 2025

Director:James Cameron

Genre:Science fiction

Avatar: Fire and Ash – The Story

Pandora conditions are deeply unstable. Against expectations, the human invaders did not abandon Pandora after sustaining a crushing loss to the indigenous Na’vi. Instead, they doubled down on their attempts to pillage the planet. The Resources Development Administration (RDA)—a powerful, profit-hungry corporation from Earth—is now coming back with far greater economic goals and even deadlier weaponry.

That said, the RDA has now changed its sights on something new: an anti-aging fluid pulled out of the brain of a whale-like Pandoran creature called the Tulkun. As a human, it is… a pity that Tulkuns are highly intelligent, emotionally sensitive beings with their own language, culture, music, and poetry.

Unfortunately, to extract this fluid you have to kill them. But such uncomfortable details have never prevented human “progress” before. So taking advantage of an upcoming Tulkun gathering, the RDA is rubbing its hands together in anticipation of a wide — well — harvest.

Jake Sully — formerly paralyzed human Marine who entered a cloned Na’vi body, became a warrior, clan head, Na’vi husband and father — is coming through his own struggles. Jake, Neytiri (his Na’vi wife), and their children remain in mourning for their son and brother, Neteyam. The young Na’vi was killed under orders from the RDA. But grief isn’t all Jake and Neytiri is feeling. Their human adopted son, Spider, has a hard time thriving with his Na’vi family.

Humans can’t breathe Pandora’s atmosphere, and if Spider’s oxygen mask battery empties at the wrong time, he will die. Jake’s family think it’s no longer safe for Spider to live with them.

So they arrange for him to be escorted to safety by the Na’vi Tlalim clan, or the Wind Traders. And the constant threat of Spider’s biological father, Colonel Miles Quaritch adds to everything. While before he was killed by Neytiri, a digital replica of his consciousness has been injected into another Na’vi clone body. He doesn’t want only to take control of Spider—also in doing so kills Jake and wipes out the whole of Jake’s family completely.

But there’s another danger to look out for. Now on Pandora, the Na’vi are in a separate world fighting amongst themselves. The Mangkwan clan, or the Ash People, are at war with… nearly everyone. Their chief, Varang, is merciless and aggressive, and is willing to eat or burn anything that catches her eye. Yes, Pandora is in turmoil.

Avatar: Fire and Ash – Movie Box Office Collection LIVE Updates

“Avatar 3: Fire and Ash” is projected to gross around $90-$105 million in the domestic box office from about 3,800 theaters. On an international basis, the film is projected to take in an additional $250 to $275 million, which would put its global opening weekend figure in a range of $340 to $365 million.

Avatar: Fire and Ash – Movie LIVE Updates: Lowest ranking Avatar film on Rotten Tomatoes

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” has been a mixed bag, garnering a 69% “Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the franchise’s lowest so far. One review called James Cameron’s Fire and Ash visually spectacular but ultimately disappointing to watch.

Avatar: Fire and Ash – Movie: Our verdict

The special effects and action sequences make it a big-screen theater experience with special effects that are beyond compare. But the story rings very familiar. There’s something predictable about the plot that dulls its emotional toll as opposed to the previous films. There is almost no mess on the technical aspect of the film, but there is no dramatic tension in which most elements play out.

Avatar: Fire and Ash – advance booking update

• Total Advance Tickets Sold: Over 3 Lakhs
• BMS Sales (Within 24 Hours): 185k+ tickets
• Opening Weekend Tickets Sold: 6.5 Lakhs+

The movie has been released nationwide in India and is shown to audiences in six different languages. The film, expected to pull in more than 650k tickets over the opening weekend, will best premium formats like IMAX, 4DX and 3D, which are already being well and truly attended by viewers in all of the country’s major metro cities.

Sure, while the domestic box office is focused on the historical popularity of Ranveer Singh’s “Dhurandhar,” “Avatar: Fire and Ash” is preparing itself for a record-breaking market. The movie is due to debut on a major Friday even with huge advance ticket sales coming through — especially in the South Indian and upscale city centers.