It's not exactly a controversial statement that the theatrical film industry is in a weird place right now. People simply aren’t going to the movies in quite the numbers they used to. Moderately budgeted films are disappearing from theaters, and even blockbusters aren’t putting up the numbers they used to. Although there are exceptions, like Avatar.
Avatar: The Way of Water proved that there was still interest in the franchise, not only being a massive hit, but also becoming one of the highest-grossing movies ever. I fully expected that the new movie Avatar: Fire and Ash would also put up big numbers, and that the two remaining planned sequels would happen in short order, but speaking with Variety, it seems James Cameron is far less sure. He indicates that if the new film doesn't make enough, we could see a delay in making the last two films, or perhaps that they might not even happen. He said…
