Avengers: Endgame Encore opens with an estimated $86 million worldwide

• That total includes about $26 million in the United States and $60 million internationally.
• The re-release includes extra scenes that reportedly tie into Marvel’s next film, Avengers: Doomsday.

What happened

IGN reports that Avengers: Endgame Encore led the global box office in its opening weekend with an estimated $86 million in ticket sales. The Marvel Studios and Disney re-release was therefore the weekend’s top-performing title, according to the site. The report presents the figure as an estimate, so it should be treated as an early weekend total rather than a final accounting.

Of that total, roughly $26 million came from the US market and $60 million from international cinemas, according to the same report. That breakdown closely matches how Deadline described the release as well: an unusual result for a re-release, with a worldwide opening of $86 million. Both reports refer to the same weekend and the same theatrical release, though the wording leaves room for later adjustments once final numbers are published.

The re-release also includes a few minutes of extra footage. IGN says those new scenes are meant to set up Avengers: Doomsday, the Marvel film due in cinemas on 18 December. The coverage also notes that Joe Russo previously described the new clips as “critical” to the next film’s plot. Even so, it remains unclear exactly which scenes were added or which part of Avengers: Endgame was altered in the otherwise intact version.

Background

Marvel is positioning Avengers: Endgame Encore as a special re-release of Avengers: Endgame, seven years after the film’s original debut. According to the official announcement, the cinema version includes an exclusive look at Avengers: Doomsday, making the re-release both a nostalgic return and a bridge to the next MCU film. The official Marvel text also says tickets went on sale for the 25 September 2026 release.

The available reporting suggests the re-release is more than a simple repeat screening of the original film. IGN says a few minutes of extra footage were added and that the material is intended to prepare fans for Doomsday. Another source in the broader context describes the release as featuring a changed ending and new post-credit scenes, but those details are not fully spelled out in the main source provided here. As a result, the exact nature of the additions remains only partially confirmed: there is new material, but not a full scene-by-scene description.

The box office figures also need some nuance. IGN describes the $86 million total as an estimated opening-weekend result, while Deadline frames the same release as an exceptional performance for a re-release. Both sources agree on the scale of the haul and on the film’s No. 1 global weekend position, but the wording shows this is early weekend reporting rather than a final total. The available information does not confirm that these are the definitive final numbers.

The link to Avengers: Doomsday is clear in the reporting, but the exact content of that connection remains open. IGN says the new footage ties into the next film and that Joe Russo previously described the clips as important to the sequel. The official Marvel announcement only mentions an exclusive look at Doomsday, while other context refers to a new post-credit scene or an altered ending. Until those details are confirmed with a full scene description, it is safest to describe the release as including extra footage and a reported setup for the next Marvel film.

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Sources

• IGN: Avengers: Endgame Encore Collects $86 Million in Theaters as New Scenes Help MCU Fans Prep for Doomsday
• Deadline: Box Office: 'Avengers Endgame: Encore' Opens $86M WW Ahead ...
• Marvel Studios: Avengers: Endgame returns to theaters in September 2026