Avengers: Endgame is back on top of the worldwide box office, at least by the industry's usual unadjusted-gross scoreboard. Variety reported that the Marvel film had climbed to about $2.925 billion worldwide, just ahead of Avatar at roughly $2.923 billion after multiple re-releases over the years (Variety via X). Deadline later cited a slightly more precise comparison, putting Endgame at $2.9255 billion to Avatar's $2.9237 billion (Deadline via X).
That qualifier matters. This is a race for the unadjusted worldwide total, not an inflation-adjusted all-time ranking. ComicBook explicitly framed the milestone as coming "without adjustments to inflation," and box office analyst Scott Mendelson likewise described Endgame as taking the "unadjusted crown" at the worldwide box office (ComicBook via X, Scott Mendelson via X).
Why the lead changed again
The shift appears to have come from Marvel's latest theatrical push. IGN said the studio's Encore re-release helped Endgame pass Avatar again (IGN via X). Another widely shared post pegged that Encore run at an added $126 million, enough to push the movie to the $2.925 billion range worldwide, though that figure is cited here as reported in the supplied source packet rather than independently verified by Digg (ItsCelebWatch via X).
That "again" is doing real work here. Variety noted that Avatar and Endgame have swapped the title before as both movies returned to theaters for re-releases (Variety via X). So this is less a clean, permanent coronation than the latest lead change in a very specific box office contest: cumulative worldwide grosses, with re-releases included.
Marvel also leaned into the moment publicly. On its official X account, Marvel Studios posted, "Thank you for assembling to make Avengers: Endgame the biggest movie of all time. We love you 3000" (Marvel Studios via X).
The upshot is simple, if a little more technical than the victory lap suggests: Endgame has reportedly moved back ahead of Avatar on the standard unadjusted global box office chart, powered by another re-release, and the margin appears to be small enough that this rivalry probably is not finished.
