Fans are eager to return to the world ofAvatar.Thefirst teaser trailerfor the long-awaited sequelAvatar: The Way of Waterdebuted online Monday after premiering at CinemaCon last month and playing exclusively in theaters withDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.According toThe Hollywood Reporter, Disney and 20th Century Studios reported that the teaser racked up 148.6 million views worldwide in its first 24 hours of release across various channels. The outlet pointed out thatAvatar: The Way of Waterperformance beats out recentStar Warsmovie teasers, but it didn’t quite reach the 202.7 million viewsF9: The Fast Sagagot on its first day online.The firstAvatarhit theaters in December 2009 and will be re-released in theaters this September.Courtesy of 20th Century StudiosNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Along with stars Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore and CCH Pounder also return for this new installment. Cameron’sTitaniccohort Kate Winslet joins the cast along with Michelle Yeoh, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco and Jemaine Clement.The long-delayedAvatarsequel is currently slated for a Dec. 16 release date. The third film is expected to debut in 2024, a fourth in 2026 and a fifth in 2028.Courtesy of 20th Century StudiosThe 2009 original broke box office records upon its release and also earned nine Oscar nominations — including for Best Picture — with three total wins. CamerontoldEntertainment Weeklyin December that he worries whether the subsequentinstallments can matchAvatar’s success.“The big issue is: Are we going to make any damn money? Big, expensive films have got to make a lot of money,” said Cameron at the time. “We’re in a new world post-COVID, post-streaming. Maybe those [box office] numbers will never be seen again. Who knows? It’s all a big roll of the dice.”

Fans are eager to return to the world ofAvatar.

Thefirst teaser trailerfor the long-awaited sequelAvatar: The Way of Waterdebuted online Monday after premiering at CinemaCon last month and playing exclusively in theaters withDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

According toThe Hollywood Reporter, Disney and 20th Century Studios reported that the teaser racked up 148.6 million views worldwide in its first 24 hours of release across various channels. The outlet pointed out thatAvatar: The Way of Waterperformance beats out recentStar Warsmovie teasers, but it didn’t quite reach the 202.7 million viewsF9: The Fast Sagagot on its first day online.

The firstAvatarhit theaters in December 2009 and will be re-released in theaters this September.

Courtesy of 20th Century Studios

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Along with stars Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore and CCH Pounder also return for this new installment. Cameron’sTitaniccohort Kate Winslet joins the cast along with Michelle Yeoh, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco and Jemaine Clement.

The long-delayedAvatarsequel is currently slated for a Dec. 16 release date. The third film is expected to debut in 2024, a fourth in 2026 and a fifth in 2028.

The 2009 original broke box office records upon its release and also earned nine Oscar nominations — including for Best Picture — with three total wins. CamerontoldEntertainment Weeklyin December that he worries whether the subsequentinstallments can matchAvatar’s success.

“The big issue is: Are we going to make any damn money? Big, expensive films have got to make a lot of money,” said Cameron at the time. “We’re in a new world post-COVID, post-streaming. Maybe those [box office] numbers will never be seen again. Who knows? It’s all a big roll of the dice.”

source: people.com