Then, why is Avengers endgame called endgame?
The term actually comes from the chess world, Merriam-Webster points out. And if you know anything about chess, you know it's an inspired choice. Thanos and the Avengers were matched in a giant game of chess, and then Thanos pulled out what seems to be a checkmate.
Subsequently, question is, why is Avengers endgame so popular? Why 'Avengers: Endgame' was so popular, according to Joe Russo. Avengers: Endgame managed to become the highest grossing film of all time because it was a spectacular, communal event that audiences knew they had to leave their house to experience, according to Joe Russo.
Considering this, is endgame the real title?
by Matt Goldberg May 8, 2019Marvel Studios made a point of keeping the title under wraps, and it wasn't until the first trailer that they revealed the film was called Avengers: Endgame. You may recall back in 2017 that Zoe Saldana let it slip that “Gauntlet” was the title, but then Marvel rushed in to deny it.
Why is endgame a spoiler?
“Well, I think I'd said that it all had gotten blown out of proportion to some extent. But it was a spoiler, because if you knew before Infinity War came out that the next movie was called Endgame, then you know that there wasn't an ending to Infinity War.