Avengers: Endgame has come back to screens, now carrying four additional scenes, and Marvel has made an error by keeping one of those scenes from being shown in ordinary theaters. The re-release, known as Avengers: Endgame Encore, has brought in more than $126 million across the globe within a week. Yet the extra scenes remain out of reach for many viewers, and that disparity carries more weight than anyone at Disney cares to acknowledge.
What the Extra Scenes Actually Are
The re-release includes four extra sequences, among them a lengthened ending and three scenes that follow the credits. Together, these scenes point toward Avengers: Doomsday, the next film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The full set of four, however, comes with a condition: you must purchase an Infinity Vision or IMAX ticket to see them.
The rest of the audience gets a far poorer arrangement than those who have access to the full version. Only three of the scenes make it into the standard edition, and the one left out is the TVA scene. That scene features Mobius, Ouroboros and Casey watching the boards light up with multiple incursions, with different Earths firing on each other. The remaining three scenes cover Loki knocking on the door during Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter’s slow dance, Banner spending time in isolation after Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and Doom hammering out his metal mask.
Avengers: Doomsday cuts the TVA scene entirely, and its absence hardly matters. The review treats it as a negligible addition, and the whole argument about it feels pointless. The bonus footage was brief — just four minutes — yet it drove fans wild before anything was confirmed. Disney announced early on that the Infinity Vision and IMAX versions would include an exclusive end tag, but nobody grasped the full extent of that promise until now.
Why the Missing Scene Matters
The optics are the problem. Seeing the film again is a smart move for Marvel, even without the extra scenes. Fans are doing their “homework” going into the new film, and that alone would have made the re-release succeed. But the fact that some viewers get everything and others get three means the company is prioritizing paying customers over everyone else, even if that was never the intent.
Two of the additional scenes — the one with Loki and the one with Banner — make it worthwhile enough to see the film again. They tie in more directly to Avengers: Doomsday, and every viewer gets to see those two. The TVA scene, however, is what you’d call a “nice-to-have,” not essential viewing. Regular moviegoers aren’t missing much by not seeing it, but they are being asked to pay an additional $6 to $8 more on average to see a scene that isn’t really worth it.
The Precedent at Stake
The real problem is that taking the scene out of regular screenings could start something bad. Deadline says Disney is fully committed to Infinity Vision, and since half of the early American money for the re-release came from Infinity Vision screens, the situation fans faced with Avengers: Endgame Encore is probably going to happen again.
The first test may come sooner than expected. A re-release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day with extra footage is coming, and the question is whether that extra footage will be made available for all screenings. If it is, Disney has heard from the fans who have expressed their discontent with what has occurred with Avengers: Endgame Encore. If it isn’t, that only makes it loud and clear that they really don’t care what the optics are.
If the extra footage is not made available, the pattern established with Avengers: Endgame Encore could easily carry over to the next film. It’s a slippery slope, and it’s up to Disney and Marvel to prove that they have the best interests of all MCU fans at heart. Or, possibly, prove that they themselves have one.
The Numbers Behind the Re-Release
- Release Date: September 25, 2026
- Runtime: 185 Minutes
- Extra Scenes: 4 total, 3 available to regular theaters
- Box Office: Over $126 million in a little over a week
This film runs for 185 minutes, which stretches out the viewing experience across a long session. Its box office returns show strength for a re-release, with the initial numbers pointing toward the premium pricing doing its job. If that approach continues, however, it could set a pattern that pushes up prices on later releases, leaving audiences paying more simply to catch the whole story.
The TVA Scene’s Place in the Story
The review marks the TVA scene as having little bearing on the film’s own story, even though the scene itself sets out a larger picture for the MCU. The boards light up to show several incursions, with different Earths taking fire against one another. This detail carries weight for the wider MCU narrative, yet the review describes its significance here as slight.
The people who regularly go to see movies are not losing anything important by skipping it, but the reasoning behind the practice is what’s wrong. Films should not be held against their audience because of how they were promoted beforehand. Those added scenes are meant to be an extra reward, not something demanded of viewers. The real error is that Disney is making them a demand for some groups of people while letting other groups avoid it entirely.
The Cost of the Premium Option
The price of an Infinity Vision or IMAX ticket stands as the real obstacle. An extra $6 to $8 per ticket is no small sum for a family trip, and it accumulates fast on a film that already runs long. When the scene in question is not necessary, that fee feels too high.
Disney understood from the start that fans were already eager for the additional footage, so it wasn’t likely to lose money on the release. The review lays out that enthusiasm plainly, noting the demand was present from the very beginning. The release plan reflects that understanding, with the company counting on fans paying to see all of it. Early figures show that wager appears to be working out.
The Bottom Line
It was a mistake for Marvel to hold back one of the four extra scenes from regular screenings. These scenes were meant as a bonus for viewers, and bonuses should be made available to all. By treating paying customers as more important than the rest, the company is setting a dangerous precedent.
The review makes this point clearly: the rerelease of the film is brilliant, but the optics imply that those willing to pay more are prioritized over those who don’t, or simply can’t, even if that was never the intent. That is a fair reading of the situation, and it is one that fans should keep in mind as the MCU moves forward.
This scene isn’t required viewing, but it’s the part of the film that regular moviegoers will notice missing. That particular gap is the specific error, and it’s the kind of error that could be corrected with a simple adjustment to the screening list. Marvel has made a misstep, and the studio should correct it before the next film arrives.
The opening figures look promising, yet the trend raises concern. Should Disney keep favoring subscribers over all others, the MCU will turn into a paywall dressed up as narrative. Nobody should wish for that outcome. The firm holds the means to alter its path, and the assessment trusts it will.
The warning still holds: Marvel Is Officially Making a Big Mistake With ‘Avengers: Endgame: Encore.’. The error is the missing scene, and the pattern set is the slippery slope. The audience deserves better treatment, and the corporation owes them an explanation.
Comparison of Screenings
| Screening Type | Scenes Included | Ticket Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Regular theaters | 3 of 4 scenes | Standard price |
| Infinity Vision / IMAX | All 4 scenes | Additional $6 to $8 |
What the table makes clear is the central error at play: one party receives full value from its ticket, while everyone else gets less than their share for the same price. That difference is the mistake, and it must not be repeated when the next picture comes along.
See the video the story is built around at Collider.
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