Avengers: Endgame overtakes Avatar after re-release, Cameron congratulates Marvel
James Cameron has congratulated Marvel after a re-release helped *Avengers: Endgame* overtake *Avatar* at the worldwide box office, with reported totals of $2.9255 billion and $2.924 billion respectively.
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James Cameron has congratulated Marvel after *Avengers: Endgame* edged ahead of *Avatar* to become the highest-grossing film worldwide, following a cinema re-release that included four minutes of extra footage.
The Dutch news site Nieuws.nl reported that *Endgame*’s worldwide box-office total reached $2.9255 billion after the re-release, compared with $2.924 billion for *Avatar* [1].
Cameron shared an image on Instagram showing Iron Man welcomed by a Na’vi tribe, and congratulated Marvel for bringing audiences back to cinemas. He had also congratulated Marvel in July 2019, when *Endgame* first overtook *Avatar*. *Avatar* reclaimed the top spot after a 2021 re-release, before *Endgame*’s latest cinema run put it back ahead, according to Nieuws.nl [1].
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