The ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ hype is real! The film is already shaping up to be one of the top box office grossers of the year, just a day after its trailer was launched.The highly-anticipated Epic has made $16.5 million in advance ticket sales, Variety reports. The movie passed the milestone just before its first day went on sale, though tickets are still available for premium screenings.
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ earns $16.5 million
According to industry reports, ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ earned 16.5 million UD in advance ticket sales on the first day from only 1,000 theaters showing the classic feature.This number is important because the tickets were not yet available for public viewing. When the film opens on December 18, it is expected to play in more than 4,000 theaters in North America, expanding its reach.Studio insiders have reported that the premium-format screenings on Thursday, December 17, and Friday, December 18, are already ‘sold out’ in many locations.
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ passes ‘Deadpool & Wolverine ‘
The film’s initial sales have already surpassed other recent Marvel blockbusters. According to reports, the first-day ticket sales of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ are twice as high as 2024’s ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’, despite its release across all formats and screens.The Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman starrer was a hit with $211 million domestically before ending its run with over $1.3 billion worldwide. The film also became the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ will not be an IMAX release
Interestingly, the advance sale does not include IMAX tickets. ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ will not play in IMAX during its opening weekend for a reason Denis Villeneuve‘Dune: The Third Edition’ has gained access to IMAX screens for three weeks after its same day release.
‘Doomday’ vs ‘Dune’ preview
The conflict between ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘Dune: Part Three’ has already been called “Dunesday” by Robert Downey Jr and several other MCU fans. Industry analysts predict that the two films will combine to deliver one of the biggest weekends in history, and both films are expected to draw huge audiences on the Christmas holiday trail.
Can ‘Doomsday’ compare to ‘Endgame’?
Although ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ has started well at the box office, it remains to be seen whether the film has what it takes to beat the records set by ‘Avengers: Endgame’ of 2019, which remains one of the highest-grossing films at the box office. The film opened with $357 million in North America and $1.2 billion worldwide in its opening weekend before finishing with $2.7 billion worldwide. The film remains as the second highest grossing film of all time.Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ is the first installment of Marvel Studios’ two-part Multiverse Saga which also includes ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’.