'Endgame' Nears All-Time Record, And The Age Of The Disney Mega-Blockbuster Is Upon Us
Critic Bob Mondello reviews the history of movie blockbusters and tracks how Disney's ownership of mega-blockbusting franchises is reshaping the multiplex.
There's been some question about whether Avengers: Endgame will knock global box-office champ Avatar out of first place in Hollywood's record books.
Endgame now stands at nearly $2.75 billion dollars, putting it just shy of Avatar's $2.79 billion, and limping toward a finish line it may not quite cross, but hey, what's a few million dollars among blockbusting pals, right?
Avatar's held the top spot since knocking Titanic down a peg a decade ago.
Back on the day those two changed places, and 's (and Paramount Pictures') 12-year stint as King of the Box Office World was over.
