In a blast from the past, “Avengers: Endgame” might actually wind up as No. 1 at the domestic box office in… 2026. Disney is bringing the Marvel juggernaut back to the big screen ahead of “Avengers: Doomsday,” which opens in December.
One of the biggest movies of all time is making an encore. “Avengers: Endgame,” which became the second-highest-grossing movie in box office history after its 2019 release, is coming back to theaters starting this Friday.
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Avengers: Endgame Encore,” now playing in theaters. In the lead-up to “Avengers: Doomsday,” Marvel has re-released “Avengers: Endgame” in theaters with four brand new scenes that tie directly into the sprawling team-up film releasing on Dec. 18.
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s what’s cool about this weekend. Without any wide entry opening to north of $30M, it’s going to be a fantastic late September frame at the box office. It wouldn’t be shocking if the marketplace sees the best late September weekend since 2018 when all films totaled $106.4M.
Sony’s “Resident Evil,” last week’s zombie-infested box office champion, will face a few new challengers as it attempts to stay No. 1 for the second week in a row. Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame Encore” re-release, Paramount and Brad Pitt’s survival thriller “Heart of the Beast,” A24 and Robert Pattins…
