Will Avengers: Endgame become the Highest Grossing Film of all time?

I think there's a pretty crucial difference between the two examples you gave and Endgame. Firstly, IW was extremely well received by audiences and critics alike and what was the most talked about thing? The Ending, which would be resolved in Endgame.

I feel like the success of captain marvel will be a factor here

Both of those things could just as easily be said about The Force Awakens. The Force Awakens actually has a higher RT score than Infinity War. Granted Infinity War has a slightly higher audience score, but still, The Force Awakens got huge applause when it came out, and a lot of people were talking about all the open plot threads in that movie as well, and neither of those things prevented The Last Jedi from doing significantly less at the box office.

Jurassic World I will spot you though, your points do hold for that movie.

nope

Honestly, I think it'll make less than Infinity War. I think Infinity War had a lot more hype.

I'd still say that Star Wars is Star Wars, I really don't think you can compare anything to it. IW came after a ton of MCU movies and sure it's what it's building to, but it was also building to Endgame. Force Awakens showed up after no Star Wars for a very long period of time, I kinda always thought Last Jedi was going to make a lot less then TFA. TFA was the event for Star Wars, Endgame is Pt 2 of the event for MCU imo

Nope

No, though honestly I wish a better film than Avatar was number 1.

Not likely

Endgame predictions- $291 M USA opening, $727 M USA total, 2.18 B world wide.

I kind of doubt it will out-do Infinite War. Engame isn't so much a sequel as it is a continuation of Infinite War. Like a part 2.

Who would go to see Endgame if they didn't go see Infinite War? Meanwhile I am sure there are some people who saw Infinite War and decided they didn't need to see Endgame.

I suppose tons of repeat viewings might help it, but I don't see how it can significantly out-gross the part 1 of its own story.

Though maybe I am wrong and there will be a lot of people going to see Endgame without having seen Infinite War and just be very confused by what all is going on.

Possible

Now that I've seen it, it deserves to be more than Avatar for sure.

lol no

I'd give it somewhere between a 1-3 % chance.

There are a lot of movies more deserving than Avatar. It didn't really matter.

@metaljimmor: Holmes, the movie is practically set to out do Infinity War

It’s presales are through the roof, and the sales it’s making right now (especially China) are already breaking numerous records.

It’s looking like a possible 300m OW for both NA and China, and a possible $1 billion gross WW from the first weekend. Basically, it’s looking like it’s already set to beat a movie like titanic, (and possibly be more closer to Avatar than titanic)

No,it probably around same result as IW or a little above.

@mike_fowler:

We'll see. I am not saying it can't beat Infinite War, just that I don't think it will. I'd be happy to be proven wrong.

Not even close. Adjusted for inflation gone with the wind is by far the highest grossing movie. This film isn’t catching that or avatar.

The answer is crazy.

@metaljimmor: just for further information, it’s doing better than IW in literally every market it’s been released in. Hell, presales for it in NA were close to 4x as much as IW. This ain’t a case of “we’ll see” anymore. Now, it’s more a case of “by how much is it gonna outgross IW”

I actually think yes.

After seeing the current predictions. It looks like it will be opening with close to 900 milion global weekend. It might be possible that it will top avatar.

It has decent compeition in two weeks though with detectiv piakachu comming (very anticipated movie in asia, region were mcu movied generate shit ton of money) then john whick and few other movies.

Well looking at everything, hype etc its very possible that it will be highest grossing movie ever.

But i think the numbers will be around 2,5 billion. Avatar was unfortunate to be released at time when china was small market. Released today. it might have generated 400-500 milion more in china and top 3 billion globaly. But on topic, it might be possible.

I will say no.

I will say no2 with 2,2-2,4 B

I give it about 5% chance.

Hahahahhahahahahaha

Like mentioned when adjusted for inflation Gone with the wind, made almost 4 billion.

Nope. The Russo's have seen that won't happen because of how they butchered Thor in the movie

@emperorb777: said

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Like mentioned when adjusted for inflation Gone with the wind, made almost 4 billion.

Gone with the wind was also released several times over the course of the last 80 years. It took GWtW 4 years (that's right, 4 years. Movies now-a-days don't even last 4 months) to make $500 million dollars in the US on 60 million ticket sales, which is good - don't get me wrong - but that's over the course of 4 freaking years; Avengers, SW, and a few other films can do that in 4 months. In fact, IM3 sold 40 million in its first 4 weeks. The next $2.8 billion dollars it made was over the course of several decades.

"BUT GWtW was released at a time with a lower global population"; Avatar sold tickets at 1.4% of the Global population in 6 month; GWtW sold only twice as many tickets (as a percentage of the global population) in 8x as much time (and that's only considering its initial release of 4 years)

If Avatar, Avengers, or Star Wars was released for 4 years with very little Box Office competition - or any competition when it comes to entertainment in general (Which was the case with GWtW) - and later re-released every 10 years over the course of 80 years, it would blow GWtW out of the water. The reality is that when you break it down, GWtW was impressive, but its impressiveness is massively inflated by the amount of time it was in theaters, along with the complete dearth of competition in the world of entertainment at the time.

And this doesn't even take into account that those inflation calculations treat every ticket sale as if it were sold in the year 1939, thus inflating its numbers even more.

So for the love of God, will people stop bringing up that movie when we're talking about Box Office performances? It's tiring and misleading.

If it can maintain this level of momentum, sure it could I suppose.

People really are underestimating the performance of movies like Godzilla and detective pikachu. They'll easily hinder endgame from beating Avatar as the highest grossing movie.

No. I think it'll surpass Titanic though.

There is a chance. All the people saying it won't outgross Infinity War must not be keeping up with it's box office.

Endgame cracked 300 million by opening day.

IW made 257 mill throughout opening weekend.

Endgame grossed almost 50 million dollars more than IW in previews and opening day than IW did it's whole opening weekend. The official release date for Endgame is today, the 26th, and the weekend hasn't officially started yet.

The good reviews are only going to add to the momentum, so it is almost certain to outgross IW. Whether it will beat Avatar, I have no idea, but it has a good chance.

Lmfao Endgame is crushing all bo records and some people honestly believe this movie won’t make more than IW?

@higherpower: the 256Mil that IW made opening weekend was just in North America. WorldWide it made over 600Mil opening weekend. Your comparison is misleading unless Endgame somehow made 300Mil in North America alone in one day.

@petey_is_spidey: if star wars, infinity wars, avatar, and etc was released every 4 years it won’t do nearly as good as gone with the wind because people have ways of viewing that movie without actually going to the movies. Avatar did so well because it was an event that needed to be seen in the movies. Now all people have to do is wait 3 months and they can see movies at home.

Wow, nice job comparing domestic opening weekends to global opening days.

That's definitely an apples-to-apples comparison.

@christianrapper: I was more so talking about if those films were released in the same circumstances as GWtW.

@huthimamwa: @petey_is_spidey: Your snarky remarks would hold weight if you realized that Endgame's domestic grossed hasn't been revealed yet because the movie literally came out today in the States.

@higherpower: doesn't change the fact that your post was misleading

Actually, I changed my mind. Looking at the updated BO, beating Avatar does not sound crazy anymore.

I said no but damn. If the projected weekend blows up to potentially 350 in both dom and China?! Then.. Houston, we may have a problem. Lol.

@darkthunder: that will have no effect at all. I have not seen it so no spoilers but only people who care about feats and battles will care.

@petey_is_spidey: You mean if they were released under the same conditions as back then? I could see Star Wars making that much money and maybe avatar. I don’t see the marvel movies making as much. A huge reason that gone with the wind made so much money is because it was an amazing movie. I watched it in elementary school and we liked it. Star Wars is pretty good and the effects actually hold up to the most part. Avatar is the second movie that I have seen that needs to be watched in 3d. The avengers is a culmination of around 20 movies. Even the first one came after a few of solo movies. You can’t just release that every 4 years and expect people to go see it. There are a whole lot of plot points that people need to know.