# Avengers Endgame Takes Box Office Crown

> Marvel's Avengers Endgame reclaims highest-grossing movie title from Avatar.
- Title: Avengers Endgame Takes Box Office Crown · SlashFilm | Shortify
- Summary: Marvel's Avengers Endgame reclaims highest-grossing movie title from Avatar. Avengers: Endgame: Encore has surpassed Avatar's $2.923 billion global gross to…
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- Source: SlashFilm — https://slashfilm.com/2276741/avengers-endgame-encore-avatar-highest-grossing-movie-all-time
- Author: Ryan Scott
- Published: 2026-10-04T15:08:55+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: avengers endgame, avatar, marvel studios, box office, marvel cinematic universe, james cameron, avengers doomsday, entertainment, culture
## Avengers Endgame Passes Avatar
Marvel's Avengers Endgame: Encore has overtaken Avatar's lifetime gross to become the highest-grossing movie of all time.
## Box Office Records
Avengers Endgame: Encore now has a global gross of $2.925 billion, surpassing Avatar's $2.923 billion.
## Historical Context
Avatar was the highest-grossing movie twice: first in 2010 with $2.74 billion, then again in 2022 with a re-release.
## Avengers Endgame's Success
Avengers Endgame opened to $1.2 billion worldwide in 2019 and reached $2.79 billion before the pandemic.
## Marvel's Strategy
Marvel promoted Avengers: Doomsday with exclusive footage to drive re-release demand for Avengers Endgame.
## Future Outlook
Avatar may reclaim the title again if Disney re-releases it for its 20th anniversary in 2029.
## Key takeaway

Avengers: Endgame: Encore has surpassed Avatar's $2.923 billion global gross to become the highest-grossing movie of all time.