Avengers: Endgame overtakes Avatar again, global earnings cross $2.9255 billion: How Marvel took back No. 1 spot

Avengers: Endgame has taken back the title of the highest-grossing movie of all time. The September re-release helped increase its worldwide total to an estimated $2.9255 billion. Disney said Endgame has passed Avatar, which has earned $2.9237 billion globally. The difference is about $1.8 million. The Marvel film is now back at No. 1 on the worldwide box-office chart. Disney announced the new total on October 4.

How the 2026 re-release changed the race

The latest boost came from “Avengers: Endgame: Encore.” The film returned to theatres on September 25, 2026. Disney said the re-release helped Endgame pass Avatar.

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As Marvel movies are known for their post-credits scenes, which carry a very important signal about the next any other upcoming movie, this rereleased movie also carried four minutes of extra footage. This extra footage was not added to the original film, which was three hours and one minute long. This post-credit scene could be a hint to the upcoming Marvel movie Doomsday. Avengers: Doomsday will be released on December 18, 2026. The original film had not had the extra scenes because that was supposed to be the end of the 22nd Marvel film.

The film had earned about $2.885 billion after its opening weekend. It was then around $39 million behind Avatar. TheWrap reported that the re-release added about $126 million to Endgame's lifetime box office. That included $36.2 million from the domestic market. It also included $89.8 million from international markets. The extra earnings helped the 2019 Marvel film take the record back.

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When Avengers: Endgame first overtook Avatar in 2019 it had earned about $2.79 billion according to Guinness World Records. Avatar later took the record back.

It did so after a 2021 re-release in China. The film also added to its total through later theatrical releases. Now, another re-release has changed the rankings again.