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Heart of the Beast Is About to Beat Avengers: Endgame Encore

Heart of the Beast is edging past Avengers: Endgame Encore at the global box office — and it’s doing it without a single superhero.

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Heart of the Beast is closing in on a milestone that no one saw coming: overtaking Avengers: Endgame Encore at the global box office. The Brad Pitt survival thriller, released September 25, has crossed $131.7 million worldwide — just under $6 million shy of the MCU re-release’s $137.98 million haul.

It’s not just about the numbers. It’s about the momentum. While Endgame Encore limped after its opening weekend, Heart of the Beast has kept ticking, now sitting at #35 among 2026’s highest-grossing films globally. And it’s still climbing.

In its third weekend, the film pulled in $7.4 million domestically, despite losing 116 theaters and seeing a 32% drop, a decline that feels almost respectable for a movie with this kind of staying power. The story? A plane crash in Alaska strands ex-special forces soldier James Belmont (Pitt) and his dog Odin in the wild.

No grand cosmic stakes. Just man, beast, and nature. David Ayer directs. JK Simmons and Anna Lambe co-star.

Paramount handles distribution. Critics have been kind. The film’s domestic cume has passed $50 million. But here’s what’s real: it’s not just beating a Marvel re-release.

It’s proving that a lean, grounded survival tale can outlast a nostalgia-fueled event film in the long game. The question now isn’t whether it’ll pass Endgame Encore. It’s how high it’ll go before the year ends. And whether Hollywood will finally stop treating Brad Pitt like a relic instead of a box office engine.

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Heart of the Beast

25 September 2026 · in theatres · cast, trailer and release details

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