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Avengers: Endgame passes Avatar again as the highest-grossing film ever
Avengers: Endgame
US$2.9255 billion
Avatar
US$2.924 billion
A re-release called Endgame Encore, with a modified ending and new post-credit scenes, opened on Sep 25 and pushed the 2019 Marvel film back to first place.
"Congratulations to Marvel and the #1 'Avengers: Endgame: Encore' for bringing moviegoers to the cinemas!"
— James Cameron, director of Avatar
The back-and-forth
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July 2019
Endgame passes Avatar
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2021
Avatar retakes the record with a re-release in China
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Sep 25, 2026
Endgame Encore re-release opens
Endgame first overtook Avatar in July 2019, and Avatar took the title back with a 2021 re-release in China. The next Marvel film, Avengers: Doomsday, opens on Dec 18.
