# Avengers: Endgame Encore leads weekend as Primetime opens strongly

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/box-office-avengers-endgame-encore-returns-to-no-1-with-26-million-primetime-scores-impressive-19-million-debut/
- Published: 2026-09-28T10:14:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-28T16:56:07+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/avengers-endgame-encore-box-office-win-primetime-scores-big-opening-weekend-1236876819/
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Film, World

## Key points

- “Endgame Encore” led the weekend with $86 million worldwide.
- “Primetime” had A24’s third-biggest opening.
- “Heart of the Beast” and “Forgotten Island” face costly runs.

## Summary

“Avengers: Endgame Encore”, a re-release of Marvel’s 2019 blockbuster with additional footage, led the North American box office with $26 million, despite competing with several new films. Its strong turnout suggests audiences are still drawn to major event re-releases and could help build interest in “Avengers: Doomsday”, due in December.

The film earned $60 million overseas, taking its global total to $86 million; box-office analyst David A. Gross said re-releases rarely make more than $10 million. A24’s “Primetime”, starring Robert Pattinson, opened with $19.2 million, its third-best debut, against a $15 million production budget; 69% of its audience was under 30. Brad Pitt’s “The Heart of the Beast” took $20 million domestically and $50.1 million worldwide, against an $82 million budget, while “Forgotten Island” earned $12.8 million in North America and $20.6 million globally, with an $80 million production budget.

## Coverage

- [Variety: Avengers: Endgame Encore leads weekend as Primetime opens strongly](https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/avengers-endgame-encore-box-office-win-primetime-scores-big-opening-weekend-1236876819/)
- [Variety: ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ Scores Massive $86 Million Globally](https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/avengers-endgame-encore-box-office-rerelease-huge-86-million-globally-1236876861/)
- [Deadline: ‘Avengers Endgame: Encore’ Powers $86M WW Re-Release Opening Ahead Of ‘Doomsday’ Global Domination](https://deadline.com/2026/09/box-office-global-avengers-endgame-heart-of-beast-1237114692/)
- [IGN: Avengers: Endgame Encore Collects $86 Million in Theaters as New Scenes Help MCU Fans Prep for Doomsday](https://www.ign.com/articles/avengers-endgame-encore-collects-86-million-in-theaters-as-new-scenes-help-mcu-fans-prep-for-doomsday)
- [Variety: China Box Office: ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ Tops Pre-Holiday Weekend](https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/china-box-office-avengers-endgame-encore-1236877185/)
- [GamesRadar+: Avengers: Endgame will overtake Avatar as the highest-grossing movie very soon after Encore's bumper box office numbers](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/marvel-movies/avengers-endgame-will-overtake-avatar-as-the-highest-grossing-movie-very-soon-after-encores-bumper-box-office-numbers/)

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