Avengers: Endgame Surpasses Avatar as Highest-Grossing Film After Re-release
The re-release of Marvel's Avengers: Endgame has enabled it to surpass James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar as the highest-grossing movie worldwide. Both films have exchanged the top box office spot multiple times through original releases and re-releases. Cameron publicly congratulated Marvel on social media, continuing a friendly exchange between the two franchises. Avatar initially set a record with $2.74 billion, Avengers: Endgame surpassed it with $2.78 billion, Avatar reclaimed the lead with $2.924 billion, and the latest Endgame re-release has pushed it ahead again.
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We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (70/100). Lens Score 31/100.
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Sentiment ranged widely across outlets — from 55/100 to 85/100 — a sign the coverage itself was contested, not just reported.
Coverage timeline
indianexpress broke this story on 18 Oct, 07:30 am. Other outlets followed.