James Cameron Congratulates ‘Avengers: Endgame’ for Besting ‘Avatar’ as Biggest Movie Ever – Again
The filmmaker commends Marvel for "bringing moviegoers to the cinemas!" The post James Cameron Congratulates ‘Avengers: Endgame’ for Besting ‘Avatar’ as Biggest Movie Ever – Again appeared first on TheWrap .
James Cameron expressed his congratulations to Marvel and "Avengers: Endgame" for once again becoming the highest-grossing movie of all time, surpassing "Avatar" with a cumulative $2.9 billion at the box office due to its "Encore" re-release in September. Cameron praised Marvel and "Avengers: Endgame: Encore" for bringing moviegoers to cinemas, signing off as Jim Cameron.
This is the second time the "Titanic" director has passed the title to "Avengers," having previously congratulated Marvel and "Endgame" for surpassing "Avatar" in July 2019. Following its "Avengers: Endgame Encore" re-release on September 25, the Marvel film reached $2.9255 billion in total international box office. The weekend of its release saw the film top the box office charts amidst new releases, but some theaters faced an uncertain future despite strong reviews.
On its opening Friday, "Endgame Encore" earned $11.2 million from 3,060 locations. In 2019, Cameron similarly congratulated Marvel on "Avengers: Endgame" becoming the new box-office king. Marvel later posted a social media image showing the "Avengers" title being replaced by "Avatar."
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