Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Avengers: Endgame Encore Leads Box Office, Sets Re-Release Record
Avengers: Endgame was shown in theaters again as a special encore.
It earned about $26 million in North America and $86 million around the world.
Reports called this the biggest worldwide opening for a movie re-release.
The movie’s total earnings rose to about $2.88 billion.
That put it around $39 million behind Avatar.
Disney and Marvel brought it back before Avengers: Doomsday arrives in December.
The encore includes new footage and four scenes after the credits.
These scenes connect Endgame with characters and events in the next Avengers story.
Many fans also enjoyed seeing the movie again with a large audience.
Avengers: Endgame Encore earned $26 million in North America and $60 million internationally, totaling $86 million worldwide.
The $86 million opening was reported as the highest global opening weekend for a re-released film.
The encore lifted Endgame’s worldwide total to about $2.88 billion, leaving it roughly $39 million behind Avatar.
Disney and Marvel re-released the film ahead of Avengers: Doomsday, adding new footage and four post-credit scenes.
Reported totals for competing films varied by market and source, including Heart of the Beast, Primetime, Forgotten Island, and Resident Evil.
- Who
- Disney and Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame Encore, along with competing releases including Heart of the Beast, Primetime, Forgotten Island, and Resident Evil.
- What
- The re-release led the reported global and North American box offices and set a reported global re-release opening record.
- When
- During the reported opening weekend, ahead of Avengers: Doomsday’s planned December release.
- Where
- In North America, international markets, and India.
- Why
- Disney and Marvel re-released the film to build support for Avengers: Doomsday and connect the two stories with new footage.
Strong Franchise Promotion
Mixed Comparisons and Market Results
Purpose of the re-release
Strong Franchise Promotion
Disney and Marvel presented the encore as a way to build support and early word-of-mouth for Avengers: Doomsday. The added footage links Endgame to the upcoming multiverse story.
Mixed Comparisons and Market Results
The articles also report that fans valued the nostalgia, packed-theater experience, and chance to relive Endgame, meaning the re-release’s appeal was not limited to its new scenes.
Box-office comparisons
Strong Franchise Promotion
The $86 million worldwide total was described as the highest global opening weekend for a re-released film, and Endgame topped the reported global and North American charts.
Mixed Comparisons and Market Results
Figures for competing films differed across reports and markets: Heart of the Beast was reported at $50 million, $30.1 million worldwide, or $20 million in North America; similar differences appeared for Primetime and Forgotten Island.
Commercial performance
Strong Franchise Promotion
The encore added roughly $90 million to Endgame’s previously reported $2.79 billion worldwide total, bringing it close to Avatar’s reported $2.9 billion.
Mixed Comparisons and Market Results
Not every new release performed strongly: one industry watcher called Forgotten Island’s reported $12.8 million North American opening weak despite overwhelmingly positive reviews.
- Worldwide encore opening
- $86 million
- North American encore opening
- $26 million
- International encore opening
- $60 million
- Updated worldwide total
- About $2.88 billion
- Position behind Avatar
- Approximately $39 million
- Upcoming film
- Avengers: Doomsday, planned for release in December
- Added material
- Four post-credit scenes and bonus footage
