Yes, re-releases count in the box office total. In fact, $33.2 million of Avatar's box office total was from its own extended cut re-release.
Back in 1997, Star Wars officially overtook ET and Jurassic Park as the highest-grossing film of all time after the release of the Special Edition, even though there were significant alterations from the original film.
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