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Endgame: Encore Pushes Avengers Back Toward All‑Time Box‑Office Lead

Adding roughly $90–100 million through a tiered Sept. 25 reissue that includes IMAX‑exclusive connective footage, Marvel has moved Endgame close to reclaiming the highest‑grossing film title.

Overview

  • Marvel reissued Avengers: Endgame as Endgame: Encore on Sept. 25, and the reissue has added roughly $90–100 million to the film’s box‑office total.
  • Directors Anthony and Joe Russo said the Encore includes new scenes designed to bridge into December’s Avengers: Doomsday and confirmed those specific scenes were shot for the reissue and will not appear in Doomsday.
  • Box office trackers report the reissue has pushed Endgame’s cumulative worldwide total near or above $2.9 billion and driven North American grosses closer to a $900 million domestic milestone.
  • The Encore run used premium‑format exclusives—IMAX and Disney’s Infinity Vision—to show some added footage, and India recorded a record re‑release opening week of 31.4 crore net.
  • Industry observers note the Encore’s strong returns and low incremental production cost because footage was filmed alongside other projects, which could encourage more enhanced re‑releases as a revenue and marketing strategy.