Avengers: Endgame’ Returns to No. 1 on All-Time Global Box Office Chart, Surpassing ‘Avatar’
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Avengers Endgame has reclaimed its position as the highest-grossing film in global box office history following a strategic theatrical re-release by The Walt Disney Company. The 2019 superhero feature collected 4.4 million dollars domestically and 14.4 million dollars internationally during its second weekend run. This latest push elevated its cumulative worldwide earnings to 2.9255 billion dollars, narrowly surpassing the 2.9237 billion dollar total amassed by James Cameron's Avatar. The re-issue campaign was intentionally scheduled by studio executives to build consumer momentum and anticipation ahead of the upcoming theatrical launch of Avengers Doomsday. Avatar originally debuted in 2009 through Twentieth Century Fox and held the global crown for a decade before Endgame initially overtook it in 2019. Avatar subsequently reclaimed the top position in 2021 through an international re-release ahead of the rollout of its sequel, Avatar The Way of Water. Industry analysts note that contemporary studio strategies increasingly rely on coordinated catalog re-issues.