The Avengers: Endgame box office return for the Encore re-release reached an estimated $86 million worldwide over 25–27 September, putting the 2019 film at the top of the weekend chart. The total comprised $26 million in North America and $60 million internationally, according to IGN and Disney.
The return is tied to Avengers: Doomsday, with Encore adding new footage that previews the December crossover. That gives audiences a reason to revisit the film beyond the usual anniversary screening, although the weekend’s gross cannot tell us how many people came specifically for those extra scenes. Disney calls this the second-biggest global opening for a theatrical re-release, behind Titanic 3D.
For readers weighing what the extra material amounts to, our earlier coverage breaks down the 185-minute Encore runtime and the two separate Doomsday previews, including the second clip reserved for IMAX and Infinity Vision screenings.
Avengers Endgame box office: how the Encore weekend ranked
The re-release led the worldwide chart for 25–27 September, ahead of two films making their own sizeable returns. The estimates from Screen Daily put the top five as follows:
| Rank | Film | Weekend worldwide gross | International gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avengers: Endgame Encore | $86.0m | $60.0m |
| 2 | Resident Evil | $50.3m | $27.0m |
| 3 | Heart of the Beast | $50.1m | $30.1m |
| 4 | Primetime | $20.0m | $0.8m |
| 5 | Forgotten Island | $18.4m | $5.6m |
The gap was substantial: Encore earned about $36 million more worldwide than Resident Evil, the weekend’s second-place film, and $35.9 million more than Heart of the Beast. Those are estimates for the same three-day frame, not lifetime totals; Screen Daily lists Resident Evil’s cumulative worldwide gross at $196.4 million after its second weekend.
The release also leaned heavily on premium screens. Disney says Encore opened in more than 3,000 cinemas, including over 1,300 Infinity Vision screens, which accounted for about 52% of the opening-weekend gross. That is a strong share for the new large-format label, but it does not establish how much of the revenue was incremental rather than audiences choosing a premium screen for a film they already planned to see.
Endgame is now $39 million behind Avatar
Disney puts the Avengers: Endgame box office total at $2.885 billion after the Encore weekend, against $2.924 billion for Avatar. The gap is about $39 million, leaving Endgame second on the all-time worldwide chart before inflation adjustments. The opening weekend’s $86 million is larger than that remaining gap, but only a portion of a re-release’s first weekend carries into its later weeks; a return to the top spot is not automatic.
The film started from a reported $2.79 billion before the Encore engagement, after earning $1.2 billion worldwide in its original opening weekend in 2019. Its return has also pushed its international gross past $2 billion, according to Disney. That makes the re-release more than a routine weekend win: it has moved one of cinema’s biggest titles close enough to Avatar that the remaining run will be watched for a record change.
The footage gives the event a direct link to Avengers: Doomsday, but the box-office figures measure the re-release as a whole. They do not separate nostalgia, premium-format sales, the added scenes or the sequel preview into individual contributions. For now, Encore has topped the global chart and narrowed the record gap; whether it closes the final $39 million depends on how long it stays in cinemas and how sharply attendance falls after opening weekend.
Can Avengers: Endgame regain the all-time box-office record from Avatar?
It needs roughly $39 million more worldwide to pass Avatar at the reported totals. The Encore opening makes that gap reachable, but the opening-weekend gross does not guarantee the film will earn enough during the rest of its run.
Does the $86 million opening prove the Doomsday preview brought audiences back?
No. The reported gross combines the full theatrical release and does not separate ticket sales prompted by nostalgia, premium screens, the new footage or the Avengers: Doomsday preview.
What does Infinity Vision’s 52% share tell us about Encore’s audience?
It shows that Infinity Vision screenings accounted for a large share of the opening-weekend gross. Disney’s figure does not establish how many buyers chose the format because of the label rather than the film or the available showtimes.
