"Avengers: Endgame" surpassed "Avatar" over the weekend to be the highest-grossing movie in the world of all time.
After a theatrical rerelease last month, "Endgame" finally managed to dethrone James Cameron's sci-fi movie, which sat at the top of the global box office for a decade. "Endgame" has grossed $2.790 billion and "Avatar" grossed $2.789.
But that's before adjusting for inflation.
"Endgame" has a much tougher hill to climb if it wants to beat "Gone with the Wind," the highest-grossing movie ever after adjusting for inflation.
"Gone with the Wind," originally released in 1939, grossed $189 million domestically (not counting its multiple re-releases) and $402 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo.
Adjusting the worldwide box office for inflation can get tricky, but below is a breakdown.
The "Gone with the Wind" worldwide total today would be an astounding $7.4 billion, according to this consumer-price-index inflation calculator. The movie's domestic total would be $3.5 billion, based on the calculator.
Box Office Mojo calculates inflation by adjusting to a given year's average US ticket price — $9.01 this year — and doesn't calculate worldwide-box-office inflation. But according to Box Office Mojo, the movie's domestic total would be $1.8 billion with inflation.
Either way, "Avengers: Endgame" would have to perform beyond anyone's wildest dreams to beat "Gone with the Wind."
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