Endgame Beating Avatar's Box Office Again Just Became Even Harder
It wasn't long ago that the Marvel Cinematic Universe had the highest-grossing movie of all time, but now Disney has made it even harder for Avengers: Endgame to beat Avatar's box office again. The lead-up to Avengers: Endgame's release made it clear that Marvel Studios had a big box office hit on its hands, as the star-studded superhero epic shattered just about every box office record imaginable. This included Kevin Feige proudly announcing at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019 that Avengers: Endgame was now the biggest movie ever and had passed James Cameron's Avatar for a box office crown it wore for nearly a decade.
The race to see if Avengers: Endgame could beat Avatar to become the highest-grossing movie was expected to be tight after the MCU movie blew past the $1 billion mark in just five days. It then reached $2 billion in only eleven days and continued to outpace James Cameron's sci-fi movie, largely due to Avatar's incredible success coming through the film's unmatched staying power at the box office. By the end of Avengers: Endgame's theatrical run, it had earned $2.797 billion worldwide, just above Avatar's $2.789 billion. This made it quite clear that the original could reclaim its box office title at a later point, especially since Disney and Cameron were in the midst of working on four Avatar sequels.
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Avengers: Endgame's claim to being the biggest movie of all time didn't last long, as Avatar took back the box office record the next year. However, the jockeying by Disney to see which of their movies will get to say it is the highest-grossing movie ever has made it an ongoing topic of interest. While the Avengers: Endgame might swing back to
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