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(L-R) Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. speak onstage during the Los Angeles World Premiere of Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers: Endgame’ at the Los Angeles Convention Center on April 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
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“Avengers: Endgame” is now the highest-grossing film of all time.
On Sunday, Disney said the film had earned $2.79 billion at the global box office, topping “Avatar’s” record of $2.7897 billion. The film has been in theaters for just 87 days.
Just a day before Kevin Feige, the head of Marvel Studios announced to a crowd of thousands in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con that the film was within a few days of overtaking “Avatar.”
“A huge congratulations to the Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Studios teams, and thank you to the fans around the world who lifted ‘Avengers: Endgame’ to these historic heights,” Alan Horn, co-chairman and chief creative officer of The Walt Disney Studios, said in a statement Saturday.
“Of course, even with the passage of a decade, the impact of James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ remains as powerful as ever, and the astonishing achievements of both of these films are ongoing proof of the power of movies to move people and bring them together in a shared experience,” he said. “The talented filmmakers behind these worlds have much more in store, and we look forward to the future of both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Pandora.”
It should be noted that with the acquisition of Fox earlier this year, Disney now owns “Avatar” and its upcoming slate of sequels.
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