‘Avengers: Endgame’ Beats ‘Avatar’ to Become Highest-Grossing Movie of All Time Again
Disney’s rerelease added $126 million and pushed Avengers: Endgame past Avatar by a narrow margin in worldwide ticket sales.
- Avengers: Endgame reclaimed the all-time global box office lead from Avatar following its "Encore" re-release, securing the top spot once again with a $2.9255 billion total.
- Disney and Marvel Studios initiated the re-release to drum up excitement for this year's Doomsday, strategically timing the 2019 blockbuster's return to theaters ahead of the upcoming sequel.
- The re-release added $126 million to Endgame's lifetime gross, pushing the film to $2.9255 billion and narrowly surpassing Avatar's $2.9237 billion figure.
- Exhibitors reported $2.7 billion in theater refurbishment spending over the past two years, while 70% of Doomsday presales have come through the new Infinity Vision campaign.
- Since Iron Man launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008, the franchise has generated a staggering $35 billion globally, demonstrating the enduring commercial power of the superhero saga.
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ Beats ‘Avatar’ to Become Highest-Grossing Movie of All Time Again
Marvel Avengers: Endgame is officially back on top at the global box office! The 2019 Marvel blockbuster has once again surpassed Avatar to become the highest-grossing movie of all time worldwide following the second weekend of its Avengers Endgame: Encore theatrical re-release. According to THR, the movie’s latest run brought in another $4.4 million domestically and $14.4 million internationally. That pushed Avengers: Endgame to a lifetime glob…
Avengers: Endgame Has Officially Achieved Its Ultimate Box Office Record Thanks to Encore (But There Are 2 Caveats)
Avengers: Endgame becoming one of the biggest movies of all time came as a surprise to absolutely no one. But now, thanks to Avengers: Endgame Encore, it’s officially achieved the highest honor: becoming the highest-grossing movie of all time, surpassing James Cameron’s Avatar (which also had a theatrical rerelease) in the 11th hour. And while […]
'Avengers: Endgame' Overtakes 'Avatar' Again as Highest Grossing Movie Ever
Disney/Marvel Studio’s Avengers: Endgame is once again, the highest grossing movie ever, overtaking Avatar, $2.9255 billion to the latter’s $2.9237 billion. This is all due to the re-release of the Anthony and Joe Russo directed movie in the tee-up to their Avengers: Doomsday upside down multiverse movie on Dec. 18. Endgame was king of the world at the box office once before when it was announced at Comic-Con 2019 that the movie beaten the J…
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