The film's leaked copy came from a Chinese theatrical screening which happened a day ago, variety.com reported on Wednesday. According to the piracy news site, users in China began sharing a 1.2-gigabyte file of Avengers: Endgame on peer-to-peer piracy networks sometime between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. China time on Wednesday.

However, the report stated that the quality of the video-cammed pirated copy is particularly bad. Later, the film reportedly circulated on other platforms such as ThePirateBay and India's TamilRockers.