Avengers: Endgame has topped Avatar to become the highest-grossing film of all time.

Marvel boss Kevin Feige made the news official at the studio’s Comic-Con panel in San Diego, California on Saturday, announcing the blockbuster would pass Avatar‘s US$2.78-billion global box office mark over the weekend, ending the James Cameron-directed movie’s nine-year reign.

“Thanks to you, Avengers: Endgame is the biggest film of all-time,” Feige told fans in Comic-Con’s fabled Hall H.

The blockbuster has passed Avatar’s record in just 13 weeks and comes as bosses at Marvel’s parent company Disney celebrate another record-breaking weekend in North America, as The Lion King roars to the top of the box office to become the biggest July opening of all time. </s> Avengers: Endgame has surpassed Avatar to become the highest-grossing movie of all time, without adjusting for inflation.

Marvel chief Kevin Feige and his team announced the milestone late Saturday afternoon on stage at Comic-Con in San Diego

James Cameron´s Avatar set the record with a $2.788 billion haul in 2009.

Released in April, Avengers remained in some 1,400 U.S. theaters over the weekend.

The movie was re-released in June with an additional six minutes of footage in a bid to top Avatar's record.

Adjusted for inflation, the highest grossing movie of all time remains 1939's Gone With The Wind, which took in the equivalent of roughly $3.5 billion in today's dollars.

On Friday, Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo it would be a "big thrill" to pass the all-time box office record held by "Avatar."

"James Cameron has always been an idol of ours -- he fed our passion for filmmaking from the beginning, and to be so close to one of his great films is really special," said Anthony at San Diego Comic-Con, the world's largest pop culture convention.

"By the way has, anyone not seen 'Endgame?'" Joe Russo asked, as the crowd of 8,000 laughed. "If not you should leave now."

As Feige took the stage at Comic-Con, many expected him to announce plans for the next phase of Marvel films.

However, details of what exactly will happen and who might appear at this point are being more closely guarded than one of the series' infinity stones. </s> The blockbuster “Avengers: Endgame” is now the highest- grossing film of all time.

Disney said the superhero movie has now brought in more than $2.7 billion worldwide.

“Endgame” shattered records when it opened in late April, making $1.2 billion around the world on its debut.

But “Avatar” will have a chance to take back its box office crown from “Endgame.”

Disney is planning four “Avatar” sequels between 2021 and 2027. </s> Disney and Marvel studios are currently celebrating after announcing at Comic-con that Avengers: Endgame has officially passed James Cameron’s 2009 movie Avatar to become the top-grossing film of all-time at the worldwide box office, not adjusted for inflation.

Marvel chief Kevin Feige announced the milestone on stage at Comic-Con late Saturday afternoon in San Diego.

“A huge congratulations to the Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Studios teams, and thank you to the fans around the world who lifted Avengers: Endgame to these historic heights,” Disney Studios co-chairman and chief creative officer Alan Horn said in a statement.

A of Friday, Avengers: Endgame’s global gross was $2,789.2 billion, just $500,000 behind Avatar’s $2,789.7 billion (R39 billion) with the gap expected to be overcome once weekend box office grosses are tallied. The target should be reached comfortably as last weekend Endgame brought in $2.8 million globally.

Avengers: Endgame had already shattered the record for the biggest global opening of all time with $1.22 billion (R16.7 billion) in the first weekend.

The film is the fourth outing in the blockbuster Avengers series and the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. </s> The most awaited film Avengers: Endgame has broken all records recently by becoming the highest-grossing film of all time at the worldwide box office. Avengers: Endgame is the 22nd film of the Marvel Studios and before its release, it was anticipated that the penultimate movie in The Infinity Saga will definitely break James Cameron’s Avatar record at the box office.

The time when Avengers: Endgame was released it broke all the box office records like opening day and weekend. The movie was appreciated not only in the US but in other parts of the country as well including India. Later, after a few weeks, it was noticed that the business of the movie slowed down but Marvel Studios used a strong strategy and re-released the film on the big screens with some new footage. It was done a week before Spider-Man: Far From Home was released.

After the re-release of the film, Avengers: Endgame had it’s game strong on the big screens and again became trending amongst its fans. According to sources, Avengers: Endgame will finally beat Avatar as its gross total has reached up to $2.7892 billion which is expected to break the record of Avatar tomorrow which currently is $2.7897 billion.

It should be noted that Avatar was re-released after one year of the original release but on the other hand, Avengers: Endgame was re-released while it was already running in theatres. Meanwhile, fans are excited for Avatar 2 which is slated to release next year.

Disney co-chairman Alan Horn said Marvel Studios has recently announced Avengers: Endgame is the new king of the box office at the San Diego Comic-Con. </s> New York (CNN Business) "Avengers: Endgame," the Disney and Marvel blockbuster, will move past "Avatar" on the list of all-time highest grossing films on Sunday in its 13th weekend of release, Disney reported Saturday night.

"Avatar," James Cameron's science fiction film set on the planet of Pandora, held the record for 10 years.

The latest " Avengers " film, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans, has made more than $2.789 billion worldwide.

"A huge congratulations to the Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Studios teams, and thank you to the fans around the world who lifted 'Avengers: Endgame' to these historic heights," Alan Horn, co-chairman and chief creative officer of The Walt Disney Studios, said in a statement.

To get to the top spot, "Endgame" passed some of the biggest blockbusters in film history such as "Titanic," "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" and its predecessor, "Avengers: Infinity War."

"'Endgame' has cemented the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a cornerstone of modern mythos that will be passed down to generations of fans," Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at Boxoffice.com , told CNN Business. "That would have been true regardless of its monetary position relative to 'Avatar.'"

Robbins added that the title of highest-grossing film of all time is "the cherry on top for Marvel's first decade."

"Never before had audiences experienced an episodic, cinematic journey over the span of 11 years," Robbins added. "It's nearly impossible to predict something like that, just as 'Avatar's' own run was widely unexpected. In a way, they share that common bond."

"Endgame" shattered records when it opened in late April.

The superhero film, which had the Avengers take on the villainous Thanos, made $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office for its global opening. It took just five days for the film to cross $1 billion at the box office.

Disney DIS acquired the "Avatar" franchise when it completed its $71 billion purchase of most of 21st Century Fox's assets earlier this year.

The space series will have a chance to take back its box office crown from "Endgame." Disney is planning four "Avatar" sequels between 2021 and 2027.

"Even with the passage of a decade, the impact of James Cameron's 'Avatar' remains as powerful as ever," Horn added. "The talented filmmakers behind these worlds have much more in store, and we look forward to the future of both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Pandora." </s> Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Endgame," is set to pass James Cameron's "Avatar" in box office sales, making the film the highest grossing film in cinema history, Disney announced on Saturday night.



The film has made $2.7982 billion at the box office and is currently only $500,000 behind the Cameron box office mega-hit. Disney expects the film to surpass the film's $2.7987 billion box office sales on Sunday.
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Ten days after "Endgame" was released on April 26, the film surpassed James Cameron's "Titanic" to become the second-highest grossing film on record.

Many people, including Disney, were reluctant that the film could top "Avatar," even after the company re-released the film on June 28 with a new deleted scene, Stan Lee tribute, and a post-credits scene. At the time of the film's re-release, it was $37 million behind "Avatar."

“Thanks to you, 'Avengers: Endgame' is the biggest film of all-time,” Kevn Feige, Marvel Studios president, said on stage at Comic-Con in San Diego on Saturday night.

"Avatar" held the record for highest grossing film for almost 10 years after its release on Dec. 18, 2009. The top five highest grossing films now include "Avengers: Endgame" in the top spot, followed by James Cameron's "Avatar" and Titanic" in the second and third spot, J.J. Abram's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" sits at no. 4, while "Avengers: Infinity War" stays at no. 5.



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 Have a news tip? Let us know. </s> Well, it’s finally happened after months of trying, and a cheeky re-release, Avengers: Endgame has officially become the highest-grossing movie ever.

The news is sure to delight Marvel-heads around the world who have been desperate for Endgame to unseat Avatar from the top of the box-office ever since it was released earlier this year.

Of course, it’s worth noting that as Disney bought Fox they now own the Avatar properties as well, so they’re technically in competition with themselves…

But while the studio wins either way, so too do the Avengers have final victory over those blue, jungle-dwelling creatures.

Disney and Marvel recently revealed the new global intake for Avengers: Endgame was $2.7892 billion in raw grosses, which is $500,000 more than the James Cameron’s Avatar, which was released in 2009.

Disney added they expect an additional half a million dollars for Avengers to roll in by tomorrow, July 22, too.

It’s an impressive feat for Endgame to unseat Avatar, which has been sitting pretty at the top of the Box Office for the past ten years. However, thanks to a slight re-release around the July 4 weekend (which put the film back in 2,000 theatres), the totting up of overseas grosses, a huge over-performance in China, and 10 years of hard work by Marvel, Endgame finally did it.

Marvel and Disney announced the inevitable news at, you guessed it, this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, as Forbes reports.

It was a safe bet Endgame would take the title – the film had a $1.223 billion opening weekend, and sailed past Titanic (yup) in less than two weeks.

Endgame earned around $629 million in China alone, a whopping 75 per cent jump up from its predecessor Infinity War. Had the Marvel movie only taken the ‘average’ 29 per cent of its grosses from China, it probably wouldn’t have surpassed Cameron’s epic.

And while, if you take domestic inflation into account, Avatar sold more tickets in North America than Endgame, it seems the Box Office figures speak for themselves. Cameron certainly has his work cut out for Avatar 2.

If you have a story you want to tell, send it to [email protected] </s> Thanos would say it was… inevitable.

Marvel’s superhero epic Avengers: Endgame is set to unseat James Cameron’s sci-fi smash Avatar as the highest-grossing film ever at the worldwide box office, Disney announced Saturday. As of Friday, Endgame’s global haul clocked in at $2,789,200,000, just $500,000 short of Avatar’s $2,789,700,000, and it should close the gap by Sunday.

Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, Endgame has been in theaters for 13 weeks and has been a box office juggernaut. Last month, Disney re-released the movie with additional footage to get it over the hump. (Avatar, which was first released in 2009, has also been reissued in various territories over the years.)

Alan Horn, co-chairman and chief creative officer of the Walt Disney Studios, said in a statement, “A huge congratulations to the Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Studios teams, and thank you to the fans around the world who lifted Avengers: Endgame to these historic heights. Of course, even with the passage of a decade, the impact of James Cameron’s Avatar remains as powerful as ever, and the astonishing achievements of both of these films are ongoing proof of the power of movies to move people and bring them together in a shared experience. The talented filmmakers behind these worlds have much more in store, and we look forward to the future of both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Pandora.”

Once Endgame passes Avatar, which was first released in 2009, Cameron will still lay claim to the No. 2 and No. 3 films of all time, the latter being 1997’s Titanic, with $2,187,500,000.

Disney, meanwhile, now controls the Avatar franchise since acquiring Fox’s film and TV assets in a huge deal earlier this year. Cameron is working on four Avatar sequels.

As for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Endgame marked the end of an era, but Marvel Studios began unveiling plans for the future of the franchise at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday. Upcoming movies include The Eternals and Shang-Chi.
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The Walt Disney Company reports that Avengers: Endgame has surpassed Avatar as the highest grossing movie of all time, unadjusted for inflation.