{"title":"The biggest movie ever keeps changing hands","url":"https://numberreels.com/v/the-biggest-movie-ever-keeps-changing-hands-20261015-timeline-cinematic","publisher":"NumberReels","source":"ABC News · AP · TheWrap · Gulf News (Disney estimates)","sourceUrl":"https://abcnews.com/Entertainment/avatar-titanic-reasons-mega-movie-hits/story?id=9628723","asOf":"October 5, 2026","publishedAt":"2026-10-15","unit":"M","columns":[{"key":"x","label":"Period"},{"key":"s0","label":"Value","unit":"M","prefix":"$"},{"key":"note","label":"Event"}],"rows":[{"x":"2010","s0":1859,"note":"Avatar passes Titanic"},{"x":"2019","s0":2790,"note":"Endgame passes Avatar"},{"x":"2021","s0":2802,"note":"Avatar wins it back (China re-release)"},{"x":"2026","s0":2925,"note":"Endgame retakes #1 (re-release)"}],"citations":[{"url":"https://abcnews.com/Entertainment/avatar-titanic-reasons-mega-movie-hits/story?id=9628723","publisher":"ABC News","figure":"Avatar passed Titanic in January 2010: Avatar $1.859 billion vs Titanic $1.843 billion","quote":"beating the $1.843 billion haul pulled in by the other James Cameron movie, \"Titanic,\" in 1997-1998 … The worldwide total for the James Cameron movie stood at $1.859 billion after Monday's sales","tier":3},{"url":"https://www.wxyz.com/news/avengers-endgame-has-passed-avatar-as-biggest-film-ever","publisher":"Associated Press (via WXYZ)","figure":"Endgame passed Avatar in July 2019: $2.79 billion vs $2.789 billion","quote":"with an estimated $2.79 billion in worldwide grosses in just 13 weeks. \"Avatar\" held onto the record for a decade at $2.789 billion.","tier":3},{"url":"https://www.thewrap.com/avatar-overtakes-avengers-endgame-as-highest-grossing-movie-ever-after-china-re-release/","publisher":"TheWrap","figure":"Avatar retook the crown in March 2021: $2.802 billion vs Endgame $2.797 billion","quote":"In just two days of re-release, \"Avatar\" managed to break the record, bringing its global total to $2.802 billion.","tier":3},{"url":"https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/avengers-endgame-passes-avatar-by-18-million-to-become-the-highest-grossing-film-of-all-time-1.500698821","publisher":"Gulf News","figure":"Endgame retook the crown in October 2026: $2.925 billion vs Avatar $2.923 billion, a $1.8 million gap","quote":"The Encore re-release took Endgame to $2.925 billion just ahead of Avatar's $2.923 billion … The gap between the two is currently about $1.8 million","tier":3}]}