Avengers: Doomsday appears to have crossed another enormous box-office milestone before audiences have even seen the movie. Global Box Office reported on October 6 that Marvel Studios’ next Avengers film has surpassed $100 million in worldwide advance ticket sales, with more than two months still remaining before its December 18 theatrical release.
There is an important qualification, though: the $100 million worldwide figure has not yet been publicly confirmed by Disney. The latest number directly disclosed by the studio was $50 million in domestic presales in September. That makes the new total a significant tracking report rather than an official Disney box-office announcement.
That distinction does not make the early demand any less notable. Doomsday does not open until December 18, 2026, a date confirmed by Disney, giving Marvel roughly another ten weeks to build on an advance-sales campaign that began unusually early.
The $100 million figure is impressive — but it needs context
According to Global Box Office, Doomsday has also become the fastest film to pass $1 million in advance sales in both the United Kingdom and Brazil. Those international results appear to be what pushed the overall worldwide total beyond the nine-figure mark.
Disney itself had already provided evidence that demand was unusually strong.
When chief financial officer Hugh Johnston appeared at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference on September 9, he revealed that the movie had already reached $50 million in domestic presales.
“We already have $50 million of presales, literally three months out.”
Johnston described the result as evidence of strong demand for another Avengers movie.
The build-up actually started much earlier. On July 21, TheWrap reported that Doomsday generated $16.5 million during its first 24 hours of advance sales, despite tickets initially being limited to roughly 1,000 premium-format locations.
That progression — $16.5 million from the initial premium launch, an officially confirmed $50 million domestically by September, and now a reported $100 million worldwide — shows how Marvel has stretched advance booking into a months-long event rather than relying on the conventional few weeks before opening.
Marvel’s premium-screen strategy is part of the story
There is another reason Doomsday tickets went on sale so far in advance.
The movie shares its December 18 release date with Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Three. Warner Bros.’ film has secured extensive IMAX access for its initial run, leaving Marvel without the format that would normally be central to the launch of an Avengers-sized blockbuster.
Disney responded by heavily promoting Infinity Vision, its certification for non-IMAX premium large-format theaters. More than 70% of the $50 million in domestic presales announced in September were reportedly tied to Infinity Vision screenings.
That makes the advance-sales story useful beyond simply demonstrating Marvel fandom. Doomsday is effectively testing whether Disney can steer blockbuster audiences toward alternative premium screens when IMAX availability is limited.
The early results suggest audiences are willing to follow.
$100 million in presales doesn’t guarantee a record opening
It is tempting to turn the reported $100 million figure into an enormous opening-weekend prediction, but advance sales this early require caution.
Doomsday has had an unusually long ticket-sales window, which means its current total cannot be compared directly with a movie whose tickets went on sale only three or four weeks before release. Strong advance bookings demonstrate committed early demand; they do not tell us how many casual moviegoers will purchase tickets closer to opening weekend.
Marvel nevertheless has several things working in its favor. Anthony and Joe Russo are back directing, while Robert Downey Jr. returns to the MCU as Victor von Doom rather than Tony Stark. Disney’s confirmed ensemble also brings together characters associated with the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts and Fox-era X-Men films, including Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal, Anthony Mackie, Florence Pugh, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen.
Disney describes the story as bringing heroes from three distinct universes into a collision with an existential threat, making Doomsday the kind of large-scale crossover Marvel has not mounted since Avengers: Endgame.
For now, the most meaningful takeaway is not that Avengers: Doomsday is guaranteed to break every box-office record. It is that audiences are committing significant money unusually early — and Marvel still has more than two months to convert that enthusiasm into something much bigger.
