'Avengers: Endgame' Overthrows 'Avatar' as Highest-Grossing Film of All Time

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The fourth 'Avengers' film ends the nine-year reign of James Cameron's movie at global box office on the third July weekend, and Kevin Feige thanks fans for the milestone at San Diego Comic Con.

July 22, 2019

AceShowbiz - "Avengers: Endgame" has topped "Avatar" to become the highest-grossing film of all time.

Marvel boss Kevin Feige made the news official at the studio's Comic-Con panel in San Diego, California on Saturday, July 20, announcing the blockbuster would pass Avatar's $2.78 billion global box office mark over the weekend, ending the James Cameron-directed movie's nine-year reign.

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"Thanks to you, Avengers: Endgame is the biggest film of all-time," Feige told fans in Comic-Con's fabled Hall H.

The blockbuster has passed Avatar's record in just 13 weeks and comes as bosses at Marvel's sister company Disney celebrate another record-breaking weekend in North America, as "The Lion King (2019)" roars to the top of the box office to become the biggest July opening of all time.

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