Edie Falcodidn’t realize when her appearance inAvatar: The Way of Waterwould be hitting movie theaters.The 59-year-old actress shot her scenes four years ago and just assumed the movie had been released and potentially flopped since she hadn’t heard anything, she admitted while visitingThe Viewon Friday.“The secondAvatar, the one that’s coming out, I think I shot four years ago,” she shared atThe Viewroundtable. “And then I’ve been busy, and doing stuff, andsomebody mentionedAvatar, and I thought, ‘Oh, I guess it came out and didn’t do very well,’ cause I didn’t hear anything.“The actress continued: “And then somebody recently said, ‘Avataris coming out.’ ““Oh, it hasn’t come out yet?” she remembered asking, getting laughs from the audience. “I haven’t seen the new one, so I’m excited.“Talking more about the film, in which she plays one of the few human characters, theNurse Jackieactressadmitted she was a little disappointed when she found out who she’d be playing.“Well, I wanted to be blue,” she said, laughing. “I was excited – I was going to be blue and very tall… I didn’t get either of those things.“Edie Falco in Avatar: The Way of Water.Mark Fellman/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.“But I did get that exoskeleton, and that was pretty darn cool. All of this is so out of the realm of anything I’ve ever done!” theSopranosactressadded.Avatar: The Way of Waterpulled in $134 million at the domestic box office over the weekend, and another $301 million internationally, for aglobal total of $435 million, according toVariety.By comparison, the firstAvatarmovie made around $77 million domestically over its first weekend in theaters back in December 2009, eventually bringing in a total of nearly $750 million domestically and over $2.7 billion worldwide.PerVariety,Avatar2had the fourth-biggest opening weekend of the year. Earlier tracking previouslyestimated the film would earn$150 million to $175 million domestically and $450 million to $550 million globally, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.RELATED VIDEO: Stars AttendAvatar: The Way of WaterSeoul PremiereWhen asked about the budget forAvatar: The Way of Water, directorJames Cameron— whose budget for the first film was $237 million — toldGQlast month that the sequel was"very f—ing” expensive to make.Cameron, 68, also said he told 20th Century Studios that the film was “the worst business case in movie history,” and that it would “have to be the third- or fourth-highest-grossing film in history” to “break even.“Avatar: The Way of Wateris in theaters now.

Edie Falcodidn’t realize when her appearance inAvatar: The Way of Waterwould be hitting movie theaters.

The 59-year-old actress shot her scenes four years ago and just assumed the movie had been released and potentially flopped since she hadn’t heard anything, she admitted while visitingThe Viewon Friday.

“The secondAvatar, the one that’s coming out, I think I shot four years ago,” she shared atThe Viewroundtable. “And then I’ve been busy, and doing stuff, andsomebody mentionedAvatar, and I thought, ‘Oh, I guess it came out and didn’t do very well,’ cause I didn’t hear anything.”

The actress continued: “And then somebody recently said, ‘Avataris coming out.’ "

“Oh, it hasn’t come out yet?” she remembered asking, getting laughs from the audience. “I haven’t seen the new one, so I’m excited.”

Talking more about the film, in which she plays one of the few human characters, theNurse Jackieactressadmitted she was a little disappointed when she found out who she’d be playing.

“Well, I wanted to be blue,” she said, laughing. “I was excited – I was going to be blue and very tall… I didn’t get either of those things.”

Edie Falco in Avatar: The Way of Water.Mark Fellman/20th Century Studios

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“But I did get that exoskeleton, and that was pretty darn cool. All of this is so out of the realm of anything I’ve ever done!” theSopranosactressadded.

Avatar: The Way of Waterpulled in $134 million at the domestic box office over the weekend, and another $301 million internationally, for aglobal total of $435 million, according toVariety.

By comparison, the firstAvatarmovie made around $77 million domestically over its first weekend in theaters back in December 2009, eventually bringing in a total of nearly $750 million domestically and over $2.7 billion worldwide.

PerVariety,Avatar2had the fourth-biggest opening weekend of the year. Earlier tracking previouslyestimated the film would earn$150 million to $175 million domestically and $450 million to $550 million globally, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.

RELATED VIDEO: Stars AttendAvatar: The Way of WaterSeoul Premiere

When asked about the budget forAvatar: The Way of Water, directorJames Cameron— whose budget for the first film was $237 million — toldGQlast month that the sequel was"very f—ing” expensive to make.

Cameron, 68, also said he told 20th Century Studios that the film was “the worst business case in movie history,” and that it would “have to be the third- or fourth-highest-grossing film in history” to “break even.”

Avatar: The Way of Wateris in theaters now.

source: people.com