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The biggest movie ever keeps changing hands
Worldwide box office of the film taking the crown, in millions of dollars · not adjusted for inflation
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Guess the number: Avengers: Endgame, worldwide
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Source: ABC News · AP · TheWrap · Gulf News (Disney estimates) · October 5, 2026
- 120101,859 M
- 220192,790 M
- 320212,802 M
- 420262,925 M
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The takeaway
The last two flips were decided by 5 million and 1.8 million dollars. Totals are not adjusted for inflation.
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Period
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- 2010: $1,859M → 2026: $2,925M (+57.3%)
High $2,925M (2026) · Low $1,859M (2010)
| # | Period | Value | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | $1,859M | Avatar passes Titanic |
| 2 | 2019 | $2,790M | Endgame passes Avatar |
| 3 | 2021 | $2,802M | Avatar wins it back (China re-release) |
| 4 | 2026 | $2,925M | Endgame retakes #1 (re-release) |
Re-checked against its sources on Oct 18, 2026: nothing had changed.
- ABC NewsNews reportAvatar passed Titanic in January 2010: Avatar $1.859 billion vs Titanic $1.843 billion
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
abcnews.com/Entertainment/avatar-titanic-reasons-mega-movie-hits/story?id=962872 - Associated Press (via WXYZ)News reportEndgame passed Avatar in July 2019: $2.79 billion vs $2.789 billion
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.
wxyz.com/news/avengers-endgame-has-passed-avatar-as-biggest-film-ever - TheWrapNews reportAvatar retook the crown in March 2021: $2.802 billion vs Endgame $2.797 billion
In just two days of re-release, "Avatar" managed to break the record, bringing its global total to $2.802 billion.
thewrap.com/avatar-overtakes-avengers-endgame-as-highest-grossing-movie-ever-aft - Gulf NewsNews reportEndgame retook the crown in October 2026: $2.925 billion vs Avatar $2.923 billion, a $1.8 million gap
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
gulfnews.com/entertainment/avengers-endgame-passes-avatar-by-18-million-to-becom
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Transcript
2.925 billion dollars. The biggest movie ever just changed hands again.
Avatar passed Titanic in 2010 at 1.859 billion dollars. Endgame passed Avatar in 2019 at 2.79 billion. Avatar won it back in 2021 at 2.802 billion. Then in 2026 a re-release put Endgame back on top at — 2.925 billion.
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- SourceFigures from ABC News · AP · TheWrap · Gulf News (Disney estimates).
- PeriodCovering October 5, 2026.
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