Disney and Marvel Studios sent “Avengers: Endgame” back into theaters with new footage, and the reissue opened atop the domestic box office over the weekend of Sept. 25 to 27, collecting an estimated $26 million. Marketed as “Avengers: Endgame Encore,” the release added bonus material to the 2019 film, which remains one of the highest grossing movies ever made. The return gave exhibitors a familiar draw during a stretch crowded with new titles. Marvel has kept the property in circulation as it builds toward its next crossover event.
The $26 million figure ranked the reissue among the strongest re-release openings on record. Trade reports placed it behind the 1997 Special Edition of “Star Wars,” which took in $35.9 million, and Disney’s 2011 3-D conversion of “The Lion King” among the best re-release debuts. For a film first released seven years ago, the number pointed to durable interest in the property as Marvel prepares its next slate of ensemble pictures. Studios have leaned on anniversary editions and expanded cuts to keep proven titles earning, and the encore fit that pattern.
“Resident Evil” finished second with $23.3 million in its second weekend, a drop of 61 percent that lifted its domestic total to $103.4 million. The reboot has held a spot near the top of the chart since its debut and crossed the $100 million mark during the frame. Its second-weekend decline was steep, though common for horror titles that front-load their audiences.
Newcomers filled out the top five. “Heart of the Beast” opened in third with $20 million, followed by “Primetime” at $19.1 million and “Forgotten Island” at $12.8 million. The clustering of three fresh releases within roughly $7 million of one another signaled a competitive weekend without a clear breakout, leaving the older Marvel title to claim the top line.
Re-releases have become a regular tool for studios looking to fill gaps in the calendar and squeeze more from library titles, and the “Endgame” reissue is one of the year’s larger examples. Whether the encore run holds through the coming weekends will depend on how it competes against a widening field of fall releases. For now, a 2019 film sits at the top of the 2026 domestic chart.
