With Disney’s recent “Avengers: Endgame” theatrical re-release, the 2019 superhero epic has grossed $2.925 billion worldwide. That’s just above 2009’s “Avatar,” which has generated $2.923 billion globally after five re-releases. Disney is popping Champagne no matter which big-screen behemoth claims the No. 1 spot.
With Fox’s film assets, Disney is responsible for seven of the 10 highest grossing movies, including “”Avatar: The Way of Water” ($2.33 billion), “Titanic” ($2.26 billion) and “Avengers: Infinity War” ($2.05 billion). Disney and Marvel reissued “Avengers: Endgame” to generate excitement for “Avengers: Doomsday,” which debuts in December. Marvel, after an uneven post-pandemic stretch, is reuniting just about every superhero in the galaxy in “Doomsday” for the first time since “Endgame.” The re-release of “Endgame” has generated more than $126 million worldwide — and the turnout has theater owners buzzing for “Doomsday,” which is expected to be one of the year’s biggest movies.
Anthony and Joe Russo returned to direct “Avengers: Doomsday,” the 39th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The MCU has long been the most commercially successful film franchise in history. After this summer’s juggernaut “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” climbed to $2.5 billion and counting, the sprawling property has generated a combined $35.07 billion across all movies.
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