1 of Disney’s Biggest Sequels Dethrones Tron: Ares on Streaming

A 2022 blockbuster has knocked Tron: Ares off the #1 spot of the Disney+ global top 10 list. Notably, Tron: Ares debuted on the streaming platform following a disappointing run at the box office, but found considerable success on the streaming service, topping the charts.

Avatar 2 takes top spot ahead of Fire and Ash’s Disney+ debut

Avatar: The Way of Water is the current leader on the global list of Top 10 movies on Disney+, according to FlixPatrol. The film has a popularity score of 260. The Way of Water’s sudden spike in popularity comes as expectations build around Avatar 3’s potential streaming debut in the coming months.

Meanwhile, Tron: Ares currently occupies the second position on the chart, with a popularity score of 246. Some of the other entries on the list are The Muppet Show revival (237), The Devil Wears Prada (237), Despicable Me (186), Up (146), The Princess and the Frog (143), Inside Out 2 (141), Avatar (122), and Avengers: Endgame (114). While the data from Flixpatrol isn’t complete, it does offer a broader picture.

Avatar: The Way of Water is the second entry in James Cameron’s Avatar film franchise. A direct sequel to 2009’s Avatar, the movie quickly became one of the highest-grossing films of all time, earning over $2.3 billion at the global box office. It presently has a 76% score from critics on the review-aggregating site Rotten Tomatoes after 455 reviews.

Tyler Treese of ComingSoon wrote in his review, “Avatar: The Way of Water is the one film you truly must see in theaters this year. It’s remarkable getting to see a master of the craft still doing what only he can do, which is blending this level of spectacle with heart and technical marvel.”

Cameron wrote the screenplay for Avatar: The Way of Water with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, based on a story the trio developed with Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno. The film’s cast includes Sam Worthington as Jake Sully, Zoe Saldaña as Neytiri, Sigourney Weaver as Kiri, Stephen Lang as Colonel Miles Quaritch, Kate Winslet as Ronal, and Cliff Curtis as Tonowari.