The success of James Cameron's fantasy threequel marks the fifth major weekend in a row at the domestic box office.

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’s third instalment in the Avatar franchise took a running start at the box office in the international territories, but faltered at home, leading to a subpar worldwide collection on its opening day.

Fire and Ash” is already setting the domestic box office ablaze. “Fire and Ash,” the third installment in Disney’s sci-fi saga, grossed $36.5 million from 3,800 North American theaters on Friday. The film is on track to reach between $90 million and $105 million domestically by Sunday.

Fire and Ash' 20th Century Studios SUNDAY AM UPDATE WITH CHART: The standings this AM are pretty much the same as where we saw them late last night with Avatar: Fire and Ash at $88M, but now it’s clear that the James Cameron-directed sequel notched the second highest global opening for an MPA movie YTD at $345M behind Zootopia 2.

With a great 72% definite recommend on Screen Engine/Comscore’s PostTrak from last night’s audience, 20th Century Studios’ James Cameron threequel Avatar: Fire and Ash is seeing $37 million today, including last night’s $12M.