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there's no denying when Avengers: Endgame initially hit theaters on April 26, 2019, the conclusion to The Infinity Saga, aka all the movies from Avengers up until that point, it became a massive success story for Marvel Studios.
The superhero film starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson, among others, earned hundreds of millions of dollars in the United States and even more worldwide, making it the most profitable film of all time. But the blockbuster isn't actually the highest-grossing movie ever. Understand here why Avengers It shouldn't be considered the greatest ticketing of all time.
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How much money did he earn?Avengers: Endgame"?
According to Box Office Mojo figures, Avengers: Endgame grossed over $ 2.79 billion, yes billion, in worldwide sales. In the United States alone, the three-hour, two-minute Marvel film earned more than $ 858 million.
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Box office record broken by «Avengers: Endgame"
Avengers: Endgame broke many, many box office records. Frankly, there are too many to list. But some of them include the following: biggest opening/single day ($ earned 156.7 million first Friday), most showtimes ever - demand to see the movie was so high, AMC Theaters scheduled 63,000 showings and had an extended schedule: the fastest film to reach $ 1 billion in ticket sales (took five days), and the biggest opening abroad (it earned $ 866.6 million abroad).
Because "Avengers: Endgame" is not the highest grossing film of all time
Once Avengers: Endgame became a huge box office success, many began to speculate as to whether or not the film would dethrone Avatar as the highest-grossing film of all time. The 2009 Oscar-winning science fiction film earned $ 2.7897 billion. In July 2019, Avengers: Endgame did, in fact, beat out Avatar for the top spot, earning $ 2.79 billion in ticket sales.
But, as it turns out, the superhero movie isn't really the biggest ever. Because? Because the numbers don't account for ticket price inflation, according to Forbes. When inflation is included, Avengers: Endgame's earnings in the US don't equal Avatar's, and both movies don't come close to Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The publication put together an inflation-adjusted list of the highest-grossing movies of all time, but they admitted that calculating a true winner given ever-changing factors like ticket prices and world markets.
Adjusted for inflation, Avengers: Endgame was ranked #15 out of 25 just behind Avatar with classics leading the top four spots and Gone with the Wind coming in first.
Other 2019 releases might do better than "Avengers: Endgame"
It seems outlandish to think that a movie could do better at the box office than Avengers: Endgame did it this year, but it's certainly possible. As we get closer to the holidays, that means heavy hitters will be released in theaters like Frozen 2, on November 22, 2019, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, on December 20, 2019.