Year-ender: Top 10 box office hits of 2022 (9)

A scene from Avatar: The Way of Water. [Photo/Mtime]

9. Avatar: The Way of Water

Release date: Dec 16, 2022

Box office: 769 million yuan ($114.81 million)

The new story picks up more than a decade from the end of the first tale as Jake Sully faces a new threat from human invaders on Pandora. To protect his family and avoid bringing harm to his forest-dwelling clan, Jake embarks on a journey and encounters an oceanic Na'vi tribe, a species of whale-like creatures.