{"id":931771,"date":"2026-10-17T19:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T19:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/931771\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T19:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T19:10:08","slug":"james-cameron-salutes-avengers-endgame-for-being-bigger-than-avatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/931771\/","title":{"rendered":"James Cameron Salutes &#8216;Avengers: Endgame&#8217; for Being Bigger Than &#8216;Avatar&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to its\u00a0Encore\u00a0re-release,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/this-weekend-the-world-had-avengers-endgame-encore-fever-2000817934\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avengers: Endgame<\/a>\u00a0is once again the biggest movie ever at $2.955 billion. And you know it\u2019s happened because James\u2014sorry, Jim Cameron went and celebrated the film for beating his own, 2009\u2019s Avatar.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve seen this kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/boxoffice\/comments\/1x7st9g\/comment\/ph6ytj4\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">celebratory art<\/a> before amongst the biggest movies ever, including more recently with <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/spider-man-brand-new-day-just-joined-a-long-standing-hollywood-tradition-2000795064\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/a>. Along with continuing that trend, this brings the back-and-forth between Endgame and Avatar full circle after they previously went head-to-head in 2019 and 2021. Comments on his various channels have drawn lines between the two films, but Cameron\u2019s just glad people are seeing movies in theaters again, and that Encore helped further that agenda. That\u2019s sweet.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zZwgpQbbnc\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/zZwgpQbbnc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Cameron (@JimCameron) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JimCameron\/status\/2111209669989736527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As for the art itself\u2026it\u2019s something, huh?\u00a0If you ever wanted to see Iron Man embraced by the Na\u2019vi, Cameron has granted your wish. (Given Avatar\u2019s optics and similar scenes in other media, the framing and \u201cYou are one of the people\u201d underneath is a choice.) Out of curiosity, we reached out to Disney about who drew or created the art above\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/what-happens-when-you-lose-box-office-top-spot-XBsTFk1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previous congrats<\/a> have seen directors and studios commission artists who autographed their work, though it\u2019s not always been the case with the recent shifits (or the general tug-of-war between Avengers: Endgame\u00a0and Cameron\u2019s movies).<\/p>\n<p>With this battle now put to bed, the only question is how long it\u2019ll last. After all,\u00a0Avatar\u00a0will be 20 years old in a few years, likely prompting its third time returning to the big screen. Before that, it\u2019s anyone\u2019s game; maybe\u00a0Brand New Day\u00a0keeps getting popular after its own re-release, or\u00a0Avengers: Doomsday\u00a0could shock everyone and pull big dethroning numbers. Either way, the\u00a0Encore\u00a0will come to an end eventually.<\/p>\n<p>Want more io9 news? Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/the-nerds-watch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the best movies and TV shows<\/a> to stream this month and all the <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/new-books\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">upcoming sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books<\/a> that should be on your radar.<\/p>\n<p>      <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thanks to its\u00a0Encore\u00a0re-release,\u00a0Avengers: Endgame\u00a0is once again the biggest movie ever at $2.955 billion. 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