Avengers: Endgame Beats Avatar to Become the Highest-Grossing Movie of All Time (Again)

Marvel Studios' Encore re-release has helped Avengers: Endgame beat Avatar to become the highest-grossing movie at the box office of all time…again.

Despite not cracking the top five earners for this weekend's box office returns, Avengers: Endgame Encore managed to scrounge together enough cash to reach a total of $2.9255 billion worldwide. It's a number that essentially puts it just a few bucks over Avatar's standing total of $2.9237 billion, securing the Marvel movie's place as the movie to make the most in theaters.

Considering the Infinity Saga-ending team-up movie first premiered in 2019, you can probably guess that re-releases did a lot of the lifting to help it reach the number it has today. Endgame first passed Avatar when it passed $2.79 billion back in July 2019, just a few months after its initial release date. It was a milestone even director James Cameron celebrated at the time, but Marvel didn't wear the crown for long.

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