India, Dec. 24 -- Avatar Fire and Ash worldwide box office collection day 4: After a subpar start at the North American box office, James Cameron's third Avatar film had to again depend on its overseas collections to keep it afloat on its first Monday. Usually, the Avatar films build strongly on word of mouth and sustain through their first week, but Fire and Ash saw its first major dip, which drastically hit its global collections.

Avatar: Fire and Ash started with an $88 million domestic opening and a global three-day haul of $347 million. However, its earnings took a drastic hit on Monday, as it collected just $13 million domestically. The 45% drop from Sunday to Monday meant that the film barely passed the $100 million mark. Internat...