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'Avengers: Endgame' is nowhere near the worldwide box office record – here's why

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Senior Lecturer, Boston University

Marvel’s gambit to propel “Avengers: Endgame” to become the top-grossing movie of all time finally paid off.

The studio re-released the final film in its “Avengers” series earlier this month with extra footage and a post-credit tribute in an effort to pass James Cameron’s 2009 film “Avatar” as the...

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