‘Avengers: Endgame’ Now The Highest Grossing Hollywood Movie In China, Sixth Biggest Ever Worldwide
Can Marvel Studios’Avengers: Endgamedo the unthinkable and actually unseat James Cameron’sAvataras the highest grossing movie ever? (And yes, “not adjusted for inflation.") The new superhero sequel has been setting box office records ever since it opened last week, and it’s now the highest grossing Hollywood film to ever play in China. But theEndgameChinese box office stats aren’t the only impressive numbers this movie has earned this week: it’s also become the sixth highest grossing movie worldwide. Hear that, Mr. Cameron? The Russo Brothers are comin' for you.
According toDeadline,Avengers: Endgamemade over $157 million yesterday alone at the international box office.Endgamehas already pulled in more than $1.2 billion internationally, kicking it to the number 4 slot on the international highest grossers list, and it currently stands at $1.6 billion globally, enough to beat outFurious 7and 2012’sThe Avengersto take the number 6 spot overall.
I honestly didn’t thinkEndgamehad a chance of takingAvatar’s crown – but that was before I saw the film. Now that we know it’s an emotionally resonant,profoundly satisfying cinematic experiencewhich runs the tonal gamut between darkness and hilarity, all while providing definitive conclusions to several key characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s easy to see how it might actually stand a chance. WhileAvengers: Infinity War’s gut-punch of an ending was the type of thing that may have kept some more casual fans from wanting to revisit the film multiple times in theaters,Endgame’s finale –that glorious battle royale– is the kind of rousing, “holy shit” moment that could spur casual viewers back to the theaters for a second and third time.
Looking ahead at the box office obstaclesEndgamehas yet to conquer, it seems like a given at this point that it will topJurassic World,Infinity War, andStar Wars: The Force Awakens. But is ol' Jimmy Cameron shaking in his boots? AreTitanicandAvatarsafe, or is it just a matter of time until the Infinity Gauntlet snaps them out of the top two slots? And ifEndgamedoes end up topping the overall list, how long will it remain there? Will Cameron immediately be back to reclaim his throne withAvatar 2? Stay tuned to find out.
