Avengers: Endgame reclaims global box office crown from Avatar
Marvel Studios says Avengers: Endgame has retaken the all-time global box office lead from Avatar thanks to the Encore re-release.
- The reported totals are very close: $2.9255 billion for Endgame and $2.9237 billion for Avatar.
- Marvel Studios thanked fans on X/Twitter, calling Endgame “the biggest movie of all time.”
What happened
IGN reports that the re-release of Avengers: Endgame, launched as Encore, has pushed the Marvel film past Avatar again in the global box office rankings. According to the outlet, Endgame now stands at roughly $2.9255 billion worldwide, while Avatar sits at $2.9237 billion. The gap is tiny, but it was enough, per the report, for Endgame to reclaim the top spot.
IGN links that shift to the Encore re-release, which reportedly brought in around $86 million in its opening weekend. The outlet also says the film placed seventh at the U.S. weekend box office. The source text provided here is cut off at that point, but the weekend gross and ranking are explicitly mentioned in the article.
Marvel Studios responded on X/Twitter with a short message to fans. The post reads: “Thank you for assembling to make Avengers: Endgame the biggest movie of all time. We love you 3000.” That confirms the official account publicly celebrated the milestone, though the box office figures themselves come from IGN’s reporting.
The numbers are also part of a longer back-and-forth between the two films. IGN says Endgame briefly overtook Avatar in 2019, before Avatar regained the lead in 2021 through a re-release. This new Encore run has now, according to the same report, flipped the order once again.
Timeline
2019-07: Avengers: Endgame briefly passes Avatar, reaching about $2.79 billion worldwide, according to IGN.
2021: Avatar regains the lead after a re-release and climbs above $2.81 billion, according to the report.
2026-10-04: Marvel Studios posts a thank-you message on X/Twitter, calling Avengers: Endgame “the biggest movie of all time.”
2026-10-04: IGN reports that the Encore re-release has taken Endgame to about $2.9255 billion worldwide, versus $2.9237 billion for Avatar.
2026-10-04: IGN also cites an opening weekend of about $86 million for the Encore run and a seventh-place finish at the U.S. weekend box office.
Background
Avengers: Endgame and Avatar have spent years trading places at the top of the all-time box office chart. According to IGN, Endgame first reached about $2.79 billion worldwide in 2019, temporarily moving ahead of Avatar. Avatar later answered with a 2021 re-release and climbed past $2.81 billion, taking back the lead.
The new figures reported by IGN put Endgame at about $2.9255 billion and Avatar at $2.9237 billion. That roughly $1.8 million difference shows how sensitive the ranking can be to re-releases, international updates, and later box office adjustments. The report presents the numbers as a snapshot, which means they could still be revised later.
Marvel Studios’ involvement here is limited to a public celebration on X/Twitter. The official account does not add any new figures, but it does clearly frame the film as “the biggest movie of all time.” That supports the IGN report, though it is not independent confirmation of the exact totals.
Because the provided article text is truncated, the full context around the U.S. weekend chart is missing. What is clear is that IGN cites the Encore re-release as the direct reason Endgame has moved back into first place. As with many box office tallies, the totals could still shift if new reports or recalculations come in.
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Sources
- IGN: Avengers: Endgame beats Avatar to become the highest-grossing movie of all time again
- Marvel Studios on X/Twitter