Overview
- Avengers: Endgame reclaimed the unadjusted worldwide box‑office lead in mid‑October 2026, with Disney estimating a $2.9255 billion total compared with Avatar’s $2.9237 billion.
- The lift came after Marvel reissued the film as Endgame: Encore, which opened its theatrical run Sept. 25 and earned a reported $11.2 million on its opening Friday from 3,060 locations.
- Endgame: Encore included a modified ending and new post‑credit scenes explicitly designed to help set up the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday and to drive repeat cinema visits.
- James Cameron publicly congratulated Marvel on Oct. 16 by posting crossover artwork that shows Iron Man embraced by Na’vi and the message “You are one of the people.”
- Because both franchises are now in Disney’s portfolio and previous reissues have flipped the ranking, the narrow lead makes it likely that future rereleases or market moves could change which film sits at No. 1.