Is the Boxoffice a disappointment?

Of course not. You can never expect a film to be the highest grossing film of all time. It's deep into the black at this point, so I wouldn't categorize it as a disappointment. And judging by Cameron's giddy recent reactions to its climb, I'd say he and Disney are pretty happy.

Definitely not. This first of the new movies after such a long break was always gonna be a hard sell. I think it must have exceeded all reasonable expectations. If the next one doesn't surpass this one, then yeah, that might be a failure.

The real question is whether or not this movie is moving merch. First movie moved a lot of merch. I'm not seeing the toy aisles packed with Avatar toys.

If anything, Disney/Fox is probably finally breathing normally thanks to how well it has done at the box office. The 1st movie happened over a decade ago and A2 wasn't a guaranteed success. It becoming a 3rd highest grossing movie gives more than enough confidence for them for the rest of the Cameron Avatar movies.

Not a disappointment, but it should raise some alarm signals regarding the sequels. If they also will be visual marvels backed by a subpar story, we will never see Avatar 4 and 5 (and I don't think many people will be upset by this).

It's anything but a disappointment. I honestly thought it would be lucky to reach $1.5 billion, given the amount of time that has passed since the original movie. That it reached and surpassed $2 billion is mind-blowing to me. And now that it's the third highest grossing movie of all time leaves me speechless. I have no idea how Cameron pulled it off. As much as I loved the first movie I honestly didn't expect the sequel to be such a hit. I thought Avatar 2 was the movie that would knock Cameron off his pedestal, especially after finding out about its astronomical production and marketing budget.