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EntertainmentMarvel's Avengers: Endgame has recaptured its title as the highest-grossing movie of all time this weekend (not accounting for inflation). It overtook James Cameron's biggest release with a gross of $2.9255 billion US, narrowly superseding Avatar's $2.9237 billion US. Re-release of MCU superhero team-up surged to historic No. 1 at the global box office this weekendJackson Weaver · CBC News · Posted: Oct 05, 2026 3:05 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 5Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A scene from Marvel's Avengers: Endgame is shown. The film has once again become the highest-earning movie. (Marvel Studios)Marvel's Avengers: Endgame recaptured its title this weekend as the highest-grossing movie of all time (not accounting for inflation). With a gross of $2.9255 billion US, the Disney title narrowly superseded James Cameron's biggest release, Avatar, at $2.9237 billion US.

Marvel Studios’ release of Avengers: Endgame: Encore was a shrewd gambit for a few reasons: It put the studio’s most successful film back in conversation right after the juggernaut success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day; it tided die-hards over with new footage ahead of December’s Avengers: Doomsday; and, perhaps most importantly, it raked in an additional $138 million for the film, reinstating its position as the worldwide box office champion over James Cameron’s Avatar. Cameron, who certainly doesn’t spend his precious time fretting about such matters as lifetime financial grosses and being the best in the world at stuff, recently expressed his congratulations to Marvel for once again overtaking his 2009 sci-fi film. “You are one of the people,” the director wrote (per The Wrap) in a composite image from Avatar, with Iron Man at the center of a welcoming Na’vi tribe. “Congratulations to Marvel and the #1 Avengers: Endgame: Encore for bringing moviegoers to the cinemas! – Jim Cameron.”

TikTok has banned the entire Musk film account, citing political content that violates its policies. The move, which comes just as the Alex Gibney’s investigation into Elon Musk expands to more than 470 screens across North America, raises concerns about Big Tech suppression that the very film seeks to expose. Distributor Bleecker Street was informed Friday afternoon a “permanent suspension” was coming. The entire page disappeared from TikTok’s platform shortly after. The film company had been planning to spend ad money to boost certain posts; that will no longer happen. A spokesperson for the distributor confirmed that TikTok reps had informed them of the suspension and noted “disappointment” in the timing. After grossing $70,000 in four theaters in New York and Los Angeles in its first weekend of release, Musk is now playing in dozens of cities this weekend. The spokesperson said the company is in the process of appealing the move; even a reversal, however, could still prove costly if it doesn’t come during a weekend window when many people are likely to see the film.