Avengers: Endgame reclaims its status as the all-time top-grossing film at the nominal box office. With the re-release Avengers: Endgame Extended, Disney now puts its cumulative gross at $2.9255 billion, just ahead of Avatar's $2.9237 billion. The film will continue to be shown in French cinemas until October 6, 2026.
This ranking does not adjust for inflation or shifts in ticket prices. It measures the worldwide gross recorded across the film’s various theatrical runs. Avengers: Endgame had already surpassed Avatar in 2019, before James Cameron’s movie reclaimed the top spot thanks to its own re-releases.
Marvel Studios has relaunched its blockbuster in French theaters on September 23, 2026, under the title Avengers: Endgame Extended. This limited run is paired with a preview of Avengers: Doomsday, scheduled to hit French cinemas on December 16, 2026. IMAX and Infinity Vision screenings will include extra content highlighting the next gathering of the Avengers.
Originally released in 2019, Avengers: Endgame marked the culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first eleven years and of the story that began with Iron Man in 2008. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, the film assembles Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Josh Brolin, Brie Larson, and Paul Rudd.
Our take on Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame nails its most delicate objective first: delivering a genuine emotional finale to more than a decade of interconnected films without sacrificing blockbuster scale. Several characters who joined the saga since its early days reach a natural culmination here, giving the most intimate moments a special resonance for audiences who’ve tracked the journey since Iron Man.
The film deliberately slows down to let its heroes confront the consequences of their defeat to Thanos. Grief, guilt, and the challenge of moving forward after catastrophe lend the opening act a tone markedly heavier than usual. These often touching, even tear-jerking moments land precisely because they’re rooted in characters built up across many installments.
The Russo brothers obviously don’t forget the spectacle fans expect from an Avengers movie. The story weaves together emotion, humor, and action before swelling to a truly epic finale. It leans into the MCU’s history and the memories accumulated since 2008, clearly enjoying the moment of letting disparate eras of this universe converse with one another.
That density is also its main flaw. With so many characters, references, and storylines to juggle, Endgame sustains a few longueurs, and certain plot beats may feel designed more to reward die-hard fans than to work as a standalone experience. The film fully embraces its role as the capstone of a story that began twenty-one films earlier.
Yet when all these narrative threads converge, the spectacle reaches a scale rarely seen in the MCU. The final battle lands as much on the sheer magnitude as on the accumulation of characters and arcs that preceded it. It directly addresses the 2012 first Avengers while offering several central saga figures a true, meaningful send-off.
A spectacular and above all emotional conclusion to Marvel Studios’ first major cycle, proving that gigantism can serve as a definitive ending rather than just a chain of battles.
Review written by Laurent
Following Thanos' snap in Avengers: Infinity War, half of all life in the universe disappeared. The surviving Avengers struggle to carry on until Scott Lang’s arrival offers them a chance they thought was impossible: to undo Thanos's actions.
Avengers: Endgame Extended remains in cinemas in France until October 6, 2026. Disney has not said whether the run could be extended following the announcement of the new box-office record.
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Dates and Opening Time
From September 23, 2026 to October 6, 2026
Official website
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