Thirteen weeks after its monster box office opening, Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame put an end to Avatar’s ten year reign as the highest-grossing movie of all time this past weekend, the superhero epic pushing its global total to $2.79 billion.
For the first time since Titanic’s release almost 22 years ago, James Cameron no longer holds the distinction of having directed the biggest movie ever, but he’s taken it gracefully with the filmmaker taking to Twitter to offer his congratulations to Marvel Studios.
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Congratulations, @MarvelStudios! pic.twitter.com/DWZDX0uDVi
— Avatar (@officialavatar) July 22, 2019
And in response, Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo also shared their admiration for Cameron and his filmography:
https://twitter.com/Russo_Brothers/status/1153313134595022849
Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Josh Brolin (Thanos), Brie Larson (Captain Marvel), Paul Rudd (Scott Lang), Don Cheadle (War Machine), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther), Tom Holland (Spider-Man), Sebastian Stan (Winter Soldier), Anthony Mackie (Falcon), Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch), Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Benedict Wong (Wong), Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Dave Bautista (Drax), Bradley Cooper (Rocket), Vin Diesel (Groot), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Pom Klementieff (Mantis), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts), Evangeline Lilly (The Wasp), Letitia Wright (Shuri) and Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie).
Originally published July 22, 2019. Updated July 23, 2019.
