When the first teaser trailer for James Cameron’s sequel Avatar: The Way of Water debuted online early Monday after playing exclusively in theatres over the weekend, it sparked a massive surge of anticipation.

According to Disney and 20th Century Fox, the teaser had 148.6 million views in its initial 24-hour online window, including 23 million from China alone.

The millions of individuals who watched the preview on the big screen before Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which debuted to a massive $180.5 million domestically and almost $450 million internationally, are not included in Avatar 2’s YouTube and social media views.

Cameron’s sequel, which opens in cinemas on December 16, follows Sam Worthington’s Jake Sully and Zoe Saldaa’s Na’vi Neytiri and their family as they go to great measures to keep each other safe.

Sigourney Weaver as Dr. Grace Augustine and Stephen Lang as Colonel Miles Quaritch are among the returning cast members, while Vin Diesel and Kate Winslet, who starred in Cameron’s Titanic, are among the big-name newcomers.

Cameron’s Avatar, which was released in 2009 and grossed $2.84 billion globally before inflation, is the highest-grossing picture of all time. On September 23, the original Avatar will be rereleased in theatres with restored vision and sound.

Watch the Avatar: The Way of Water trailer below.

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