page_title: Avengers: Endgame
section_title: United States and Canada
hierarchical_section_title: Avengers: Endgame / Reception / Box office / United States and Canada
caption_attribution_description: English: A chart depicting the cumulative domestic box office gross of Avatar (2009), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Black Panther (2018), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) over their first 70 days of release respectively, in millions of United States dollars. The chart illustrates the varying growth trajectories of the five films, which are the five highest-grossing in North America, unadjusted for inflation. Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the highest-grossing film in North America, grossed US$923,001,884 after 70 days. It would end its theatrical run after 165 days with a total gross of US$936,662,225 [1]. Avatar grossed US$692,904,794 after 70 days. It would end its theatrical run after 234 days with a total gross of US$749,766,139 [2]. Black Panther grossed US$683,628,489 after 70 days. It would end its theatrical run after 175 days with a total gross of US$700,059,566 [3]. Avengers: Infinity War grossed US$673,929,474 after 70 days. It would end its theatrical run after 140 days with a total gross of US$678,815,482 [4]. All data sourced from Box Office Mojo. Legend &#160; Avatar (2009) &#160; Avengers: Endgame (2019) &#160; Avengers: Infinity War (2018) &#160; Black Panther (2018) &#160; Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
context_page_description: Avengers: Endgame is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the direct sequel to Avengers: Infinity War and the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin. In the film, the surviving members of the Avengers and their allies attempt to reverse the damage caused by Thanos in Infinity War.
  The film was announced in October 2014 as Avengers: Infinity War – Part 2, but Marvel later removed this title. The Russo brothers joined as directors in April 2015, with Markus and McFeely signing on to write the script a month later. The film serves as a conclusion to the story of the MCU up to that point, ending the story arcs for several main characters.
context_section_description: On April 4, industry tracking projected the film would gross $200–250 million domestically during its opening weekend, although some insiders saw those figures as conservative and expected a $260–300 million-debut. By the week of its release, domestic estimates had risen to $260–270 million, with some insiders still suggesting a $300 million debut was possible. The film played in 4,662 theaters, 410 of which were in IMAX; it is the widest release ever, surpassing the record of Despicable Me 3's 4,529 theaters. Avengers: Endgame earned $357.1 million in its opening weekend, breaking Infinity War's record by nearly $100 million. It also set records for Friday ($157.5 million, including $60 million from Thursday night previews), Saturday ($109.3 million), and Sunday ($90.4 million) totals, as well as was more of a total gross alone than the previous box office high of all films combined ($314 million). The film then made $36.9 million on Monday and $33.1 million on Tuesday, both the third-highest of all time. In its second weekend the film made $147.4 million (the second-best sophomore frame ever) for a 10-day total of $621.3 million. It was the fastest film to ever pass the $600 million milestone, beating The Force Awakens' 12 days and less than half the 26 days it took Infinity War. The following week, the film grossed $64.8 million, the fourth-best third weekend ever. It also passed the $700 million mark, tying The Force Awakens' record of 16 days. Endgame was finally dethroned in its fourth weekend by newcomer John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, however its $29.3 million was enough for it to pass Avatar as the second-highest-grossing film ever domestically. It made $17.2 million the following weekend (and a total of $22.3 million over the four-day Memorial Day frame), crossing the $800 million threshold domestically. During the re-release, which occurred over its tenth weekend, the film was added to 1,040 theaters and made $6.1 million, an increase of 207% from the previous weekend. In its thirteenth weekend the film made $1.2 million, which put it over the threshold to top Avatar's all-time record, and brought its running domestic total to $854.2 million.
caption: Chart of the North American box office gross of Avengers: Endgame against the four highest-grossing films in the market
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