After a successful return to cinemas with its Encore re-release, Avengers: Endgame has reclaimed the title of highest-grossing movie in box office history from Avatar.
The two have gone back and forth over who holds the top position on numerous occasions over the years, with studios commissioning various special versions of the original films in order to reclaim the title. The latest being Avengers: Endgame Encore ahead of Avengers: Doomsday later in the year, which has pushed the superhero epic up to $2.925 billion worldwide. Avatar is currently sitting at around $2.923 billion globally after five re-releases (with the most successful being ahead of 2021’s Avatar: The Way of Water).
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Fans weren’t really sure what to expect with Doomsday having minimal story build leading into it, compared to Endgame having a longer-term story. However, the success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day (which reached $2.5 billion worldwide) and the re-release of Endgame generating more than $126 million worldwide has led to a little bit more positivity and hype amongst fans. Many credit the decision to add a couple of extra scenes (which we won’t spoil!) as being a brilliant decision by Marvel Studios to get audiences in seats, although some of us are still waiting to inevitably see them online.
As a result of Disney buying Fox in 2019, Disney is now responsible for seven of the 10 highest-grossing movies of all time, including Avatar: The Way of Water ($2.33 billion), Titanic ($2.26 billion) and Avengers: Infinity War ($2.05 billion), so it’s unlikely they mind which film is number one between the two!
