Re-released ‘Avengers: Endgame’ snaps-up N. America box office lead

Disney film returns to theatres ahead of Avenger: Doomsday's December debut

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Published Sep 27, 2026  •  2 minute read

Chris Evans' Captain America leads the charge in a scene from Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame.

WASHINGTON — Avengers: Endgame dusted competitors in the North American weekend box office, as the 2019 superhero film was re-released in a bid to drum up support for the franchise.

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The film holds the title of the second-highest-grossing film ever, after earning $2.8 billion, driven by an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin and Scarlett Johansson.

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Over the weekend, the encore presentation of the Walt Disney film took in $26 million in North America, for a global total of $86 million, according to estimates by Exhibitor Relations, a tracking firm.

The re-release comes ahead of the planned Dec. 18 debut of Avenger: Doomsday, with audiences eager to see four new post-credit scenes setting up the forthcoming film.

“As a marketing exercise, it’s an effective way to build early word-of-mouth,” said veteran industry watcher David A. Gross.

Other top 5 films at the box office

Taking second place was Sony’s Resident Evil, with an estimated $23.3 million in North America, for a global total over its first two weeks of over $196 million.

Heart of the Beast, starring Brad Pitt as a former soldier and his loyal but traumatized combat dog as they survive in the Alaskan wilderness, brought in an estimated $20 million on the continent for Paramount on its opening weekend.

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Also debuting over the weekend was Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson as reality TV host Chris Hansen. The film is based on a real-life U.S. show from the mid-2000s called To Catch a Predator in which Hansen and his production staff lured would-be pedophiles into sting operations where police were waiting to make on-screen arrests.

The film brought in an estimated $19.2 million for A24 over the weekend.

Forgotten Island an animated family film, however, underperformed over the weekend, bringing in just $12.8 million for Universal on it’s opening weekend.

“This is a weak opening for an original animation film from one of the major labels,” Gross said, while noting that reviews were overwhelmingly positive.

Gross expects the film to do well overseas, which should stem some of the losses.

Rounding out the top 10:

Practical Magic 2 ($5.7 million)

Spider-Man: Brand New Day ($4.1 million)

The Odyssey ($3.7 million)

Coyote vs Acme ($1.9 million)

Daniel and the Fiery Furnace ($1.5 million)

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