'Avatar: Fire and Ash' launches with $88M domestically, $345M worldwide

NEW YORK (AP) — “Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year and potentially putting James Cameron on course to set yet more blockbuster records. In the coming weeks, “Fire and Ash” will have the significant benefit of the highly lucrative holiday moviegoing corridor. Domestically, “Fire and Ash” fell a hefty 35% from the previous installment.