Avengers: Endgame finally DETHRONES Avatar, is the most successful film of all time

Avengers: Endgame has finally done it! The MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) film has officially dethroned James Cameron's Avatar (2009) and is now the most successful film ever made. Read below for more details.

Written by Karishma Shetty , Journalist

Updated on Jul 22, 2019 | 10:03 AM IST | 653.2K

Avengers: Endgame will easily collect the remaining $500,000, over the weekend, to dethrone Avatar.

For weeks, MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) fans tried their best to make Avengers: Endgame numero uno; as the most successful film, ever made. Robert Downey Jr.'s film was trailing behind James Cameron's Avatar (2009) which stood tall for a decade at a massive $2.88 billion lifetime box-office collection. Then came the re-release of Avengers: Endgame with six minutes of bonus footage and that was the boost required to get the fans back to the theatres. Finally, this Russo Brothers' directorial has won the game of thrones!

It was at San Diego Comic-Con 2019 where it was revealed by Marvel Studios President, Kevin Feige that Avengers: Endgame has dethroned Avatar and is now the most successful film, ever made. "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," Disney Studios co-chairman Alan Horn said to The Hollywood Reporter. Avengers: Endgame has collected $2.789 billion at the global box-office.

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Yes, it's still $500,000 behind Avatar's lifetime box-office collection but the gap will soon be closed through the weekend numbers.

This is indeed a big day for the MCU fans!

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Meanwhile, San Diego Comic-Con 2019 was buzzing with all things Marvel as we finally got to know about what to expect in Phase 4. While Richard Madden and Angelina Jolie are the latest entrants in the MCU with The Eternals, it was also revealed that Natalie Portman is going to be female Thor in Thor 4, which is titled Thor: Love and Thunder.