Re-released Avengers: Endgame tops US box office; Doomsday tickets now on sale in S’pore
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The re-release of the 2019 film comes ahead of Avengers: Doomsday, which opens in Singapore on Dec 17.
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- Avengers: Endgame re-release grossed US$26 million in North America, boosting excitement ahead of Avengers: Doomsday premiere in Singapore on Dec 17 with tickets on sale from Sept 28.
- Disney launched Infinity Vision for premium large-format cinemas, offering immersive experiences and collectible posters with ticket purchases for the new Avengers releases.
- Avengers: Doomsday features a star cast reprising roles and introduces Doctor Doom as the villain, with a sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, planned for December 2027.
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Avengers: Endgame Encore dominated the North American box office, grossing US$26 million (S$33.2 million) on its opening weekend, as hype builds over the return of the superhero franchise.
The re-release of the 2019 Walt Disney blockbuster comes ahead of Marvel’s upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, which opens in Singapore on Dec 17.
Tickets for the Dec 17 release in Infinity Vision – a new certification for cinemas launched by Disney – go on sale on Sept 28.
In Disney’s words, Infinity Vision “will signify to audiences which auditoriums offer the biggest, brightest and most immersive cinematic experiences”.
Two different collectible posters will be up for grabs with every pair of tickets purchased, while stocks last.
Tickets for a special double feature of Avengers: Endgame Encore and Avengers: Doomsday also go on sale in Singapore on Sept 28.
The double feature will premiere at GVMax in VivoCity on Dec 16, a day before standalone showings of Avengers: Doomsday roll out in Singapore cinemas.
Each double-bill purchase also qualifies for the two collectible posters, while stocks last.
Avengers: Endgame is the second-highest-grossing film of all time, earning US$2.8 billion worldwide.
Doomsday, its sequel, features a sprawling ensemble cast that includes Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, Paul Rudd, Pedro Pascal, Anthony Mackie and Florence Pugh.
The story pits heroes from three different universes against Doctor Doom (Downey Jr), a supervillain threatening to destroy everything. It will be followed by Avengers: Secret Wars, slated for a December 2027 release.
The first trailer for Doomsday, set 14 months after the events of Thunderbolts (2025), was released in July.
Avengers: Endgame Encore – which opened in Singapore cinemas on Sept 24 – earned US$86 million worldwide over the weekend, according to estimates by box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
Sony’s Resident Evil took second place at the North American box office over the weekend with an estimated US$23 million, bringing its two-week global total to more than US$196 million, AFP reported.
Heart Of The Beast, starring Brad Pitt as a former soldier surviving in the Alaskan wilderness with his loyal but traumatised combat dog, brought in an estimated US$20 million on the continent for Paramount on its opening weekend, it said.
Rounding out the top five were Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson as reality TV host Chris Hansen, and animated family film Forgotten Island, according to Exhibitor Relations.