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It's an 'Avengers' world: 5 Marvel movies in top 10 box office juggernauts

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Agence France-Presse

&quot;Avengers: Endgame,&quot; the latest episode in the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe series, has powered its way into the record books, smashing the global box office record held by &quot;Avatar.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/22/19/marvels-avengers-endgame-to-set-all-time-box-office-record">Marvel&#x27;s &#x27;Avengers: Endgame&#x27; to set all-time box office record</a></li></ul>Here are the top ten box office juggernauts of all-time, in a ranking which hasn&#x27;t been adjusted to take inflation into account. 1. &quot;Avengers: Endgame&quot; (2019) $2.7902 billion Brothers Anthony and Joe Russo conclude a 22-movie story arc with this adventure with Thor, the Hulk, Iron Man and Co., set after the devastating events of &quot;Avengers: Infinity War&quot; (2018), with the universe in ruins.2. &quot;Avatar&quot; (2009): $2.7897 billion James Cameron&#x27;s cautionary tale of a paraplegic marine whose loyalties are tested when he befriends an alien tribe on a distant moon towered over its rivals for a decade. 3. &quot;Titanic&quot; (1997): $2.19 billion Part saturnine elegy to doomed youth, part exaltation of the transcendent power of love, this blockbuster disaster movie, another Cameron opus, dramatized the real-life sinking in 1912 of history&#x27;s most famous ship. 4. &quot;Star Wars: The Force Awakens&quot; (2015): $2.07 billion Three decades after the Jedi returned, the emergence of the militant First Order poses a new threat in this widely acclaimed reboot of the legendary Skywalker saga.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2015/nation/12/16/star-wars-ridley.jpg"/><figcaption>Daisey Ridley and co-star John Boyega has been hailed for their performance of Rey and Finn, respectively. Photo: Star Wars: The Force Awakens</figcaption></figure></div>5. &quot;Avengers: Infinity War&quot; (2018): $2.05 billion In the Russo brothers&#x27; third foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe -- after two &quot;Captain America&quot; movies -- the Avengers must sacrifice everything in an attempt to stop &quot;Mad Titan&quot; Thanos killing half of all life in the universe.6. &quot;Jurassic World&quot; (2015): $1.67 billion Colin Trevorrow&#x27;s contribution to the iconic creature-feature series took audiences to a new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, where a genetically modified super-dinosaur is on a killing spree.7. &quot;The Avengers&quot; (2012): $1.51 billion This is the first of Joss Whedon&#x27;s two ensemble &quot;Avengers&quot; movies bringing together Earth&#x27;s mightiest warriors. In a staggering achievement, all four entries in this franchise are top ten all-time money-makers. Here, the superheroes must learn to work as a team to stop the mischievous Loki taking over the world.8. &quot;Fast &amp; Furious 7&quot; (2015): $1.51 billion James Wan was already a big name in horror movie-making when he directed this entry in the &quot;Fast &amp; Furious&quot; universe, which sees Deckard Shaw seeking revenge for his comatose brother.9. &quot;Avengers: Age of Ultron&quot; (2015): $1.40 billion This entry, Whedon&#x27;s sequel to his 2012 smash hit, isn&#x27;t even the final Marvel Cinematic Universe movie on the list.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/02/13/wakanda.jpg"/><figcaption>Black Panther returns to Wakanda, the afrofuturistic nation transformed by Vibranium. Photo by Marvel Studios</figcaption></figure></div>10. &quot;Black Panther&quot; (2018): $1.35 billion Ryan Coogler&#x27;s movie, the fifth and final Marvel superhero blockbuster in the list, was the highest-grossing film of 2018 in North America, scored seven Oscar nominations and was hailed as a milestone in black representation on the big screen.<div>ft/bbk</div><div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

"Avengers: Endgame," the latest episode in the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe series, has powered its way into the record books, smashing the global box office record held by "Avatar."

"Avengers: Endgame," the latest episode in the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe series, has powered its way into the record books, smashing the global box office record held by "Avatar."