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"Avengers: Endgame" returned to theaters and took in $86 million globally this weekend, including $26 million in the U.S. and Canada and $60 million from other markets, topping the global box office in a re-release meant to build excitement for "Avengers: Doomsday."
The re-release, titled "Avengers: Endgame Encore," opened in 3,060 theaters in the U.S. and Canada and includes new footage previewing "Doomsday." It marked the second-biggest worldwide debut ever for a re-release, behind only 2012's "Titanic 3D," according to Disney.
Marvel describes the film as bringing together three groups of heroes, each from a different universe, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, who are set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they have encountered.
The long-anticipated film is directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, who made "Infinity War" and "Endgame," and stars Robert Downey Jr. as the villain Doctor Doom. It features a large ensemble that mixes Avengers actors with stars of the Fox-era X-Men films and "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," including Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal, Anthony Mackie, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. The script comes from Stephen McFeely and Michael Waldron, with Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers also involved.
Disney lists the film for exclusive theatrical release on Dec. 18, 2026.
It was originally set for May 2025, then moved to May 2026, Disney delayed it again in May 2025 to give production more time. Its sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, is scheduled for Dec. 17, 2027.
Disney's chief financial officer, Hugh Johnston, reportedly said at a Goldman Sachs conference that domestic presales had passed $50 million three months before release. The early sales point to strong fan excitement for another Avengers movie.
Unconfirmed predictions put the production budget of "Avengers: Doomsday" at about $400 million, with roughly $300 million more expected to go toward marketing.
If those estimates are accurate, it would be the most expensive film Marvel or Disney has produced, and some projections say it would need to earn at least $1.5 billion worldwide to break even. Disney has not confirmed any of these figures.
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