'Avengers: Endgame' Just Stole The Box Office Crown Back From 'Avatar' By A Margin Of ... $1.8 Million

Stop scrolling, because the all-time box office throne just changed hands AGAIN, and the margin is absurdly, hilariously thin.

Avengers: Endgame is officially the highest-grossing movie in history once more, according to Variety, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter.

The Photo Finish

Per Deadline and THR, Endgame now sits at $2.9255 billion worldwide. Avatar is at $2.9237 billion.

That's a gap of roughly $1.8 million on nearly $3 BILLION. Yes, really. THR calls it "barely enough."

How We Got Here

The credit goes to the Avengers: Endgame Encore re-release, which Disney sent back to theaters to build hype for Avengers: Doomsday.

Deadline reports the second weekend brought in $4.4 million domestically, an 81% drop from its $26.1 million No. 1 opening weekend. THR adds $14.4 million came from overseas on top of that.

Variety says the re-release has pulled in more than $126 million worldwide so far. Deadline notes it's now the highest-grossing re-release across Latin America, with Mexico and Brazil leading the way.

A Very Long Game Of Hot Potato

This crown has bounced around for years:

• Avatar held the title for a decade after its 2009 release.
• Endgame snatched it in 2019.
• Avatar took it back in 2021 with a re-release ahead of The Way of Water.
• Now Endgame is back on top.

Variety points out Avatar has had five re-releases, so this fight has been going on a while.

Disney Wins Either Way

Here's the plot twist: Disney owns both. Variety notes Avatar was a 20th Century Fox release, and Disney now owns Fox. The studio is behind seven of the ten highest-grossing movies ever.

The Doomsday Factor

Avengers: Doomsday arrives Dec. 18, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, per Deadline. It's set to square off against Dune: Part Three in what Deadline calls another Barbenheimer-style weekend.

Variety says the re-release turnout has theater owners buzzing, and notes Marvel's summer hit Spider-Man: Brand New Day is at $2.5 billion and counting.

The Tea ☕

• Endgame: $2.9255B. Avatar: $2.9237B.
• The Encore re-release has earned over $126M worldwide.
• Doomsday hits Dec. 18, and a fight over the crown could continue.

Deadline's commenters are already predicting James Cameron will re-release Avatar to take it back. We wouldn't bet against it.

Does a record count if it takes a re-release to win it? Team Endgame or Team Avatar? Sound off below.

Sources: Variety | Deadline | The Hollywood Reporter