Avatar 3-box office

▲ Moviegoers purchase tickets at a multiplex cinema in Seoul on Dec. 28, 2025, with a poster for Disney's "Avatar: Fire And Ash" displayed on a screen. (Yonhap)

▲ A poster for "Avatar: Fire And Ash," provided by Walt Disney Company Korea (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Avatar 3-box office

'Avatar 3' becomes fastest 2025 film to top 5 mln admissions in S. Korea

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Disney's "Avatar: Fire And Ash" has become the fastest 2025 release to surpass 5 million admissions in South Korea, box-office data showed Friday.

The sci-fi tentpole drew about 358,000 moviegoers Thursday, taking a 50.7 percent revenue share and maintaining its lead at the local box office, according to the Korean Film Council. The movie's cumulative admissions stood at about 5.01 million as of 7 a.m.

The third entry in James Cameron's 16-year-old blockbuster franchise reached the 5 million mark in 17 days after its release, two days faster than Disney's popular animated sequel "Zootopia 2."

"Zootopia 2" placed second Thursday with around 137,000 viewers and a 16.2 percent revenue share. It has attracted a total of 7.84 million moviegoers since its local release on Nov. 26.

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