Endgame' Overtakes 'Avatar' Again as Highest Grossing Movie Ever
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Avengers: Endgame has reclaimed its title as the highest-grossing movie ever, surpassing Avatar with $2.9255 billion compared to Avatar's $2.9237 billion, thanks to its recent re-release.
- The re-release, titled Avengers: Endgame Encore, opened with $26.1 million but saw a sharp 81% drop to $4.4 million in its second weekend, with a domestic total of $894.6 million.
- Internationally, Endgame Encore performed strongly, being the top non-local film in China and several other countries, contributing to a global re-release total of $126 million.
- The film has become the highest-grossing re-release in Latin America and parts of Asia, including Mexico, Brazil, India, and Indonesia.
- Avengers: Endgame Encore's re-release sets the stage for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday movie, which will face competition from Dune: Part Three in a highly anticipated December 18 box office showdown.
