Avengers: Doomsday‘s latest major achievement is showing that the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s perceived decline is really nothing more than online chatter.
The film is set to feature a huge cast, which includes Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby’s Invisible Woman/Sue Storm, Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Letitia Wright’s Shuri/Black Panther, and Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man, among others. Avengers: Doomsday is set to release on December 18, 2026. Avengers: Secret Wars is set to release a year later on December 17, 2027.
Ahead of the movie’s release, Doomsday has already hit some huge milestones in terms of ticket sales, which shows that for all of the hoopla regarding superhero fatigue or the MCU’s decline, fans are still very much excited.
Avengers: Doomsday’s ticket sales show the hype for the MCU is very much alive
Recently, Avengers: Doomsday hit a fairly big milestone in regards to ticket sales for the upcoming movie, crossing $50 million in advance sales with three months to go before the movie releases. Despite not having any Imax access due to Dune: Part Three also releasing on the same day, premium format sales have accounted for over 70% of Doomsday’s advanced sales, according to a report from Deadline.
The movie’s ticket sales really speak for themself in a lot of ways. While many fans have soured on the MCU as a whole over recent years, it’s pretty clear there is still some excitement for it. Granted, Doomsday will be a massive ensemble movie featuring a litany of characters, but for a movie to make over $50 million in sales three months before it even releases, there has to be at least a large level of hype there already.
Doomsday’s ticket situation also speaks to how, despite being so loud, a lot of the online conversation surrounding the MCU and topics as a whole are just that. “The internet is not real life” is an adage that gets thrown around a lot, and is rarely ever wrong in a lot of instances, including this one. While fans online might be the loudest, the real-life evidence, including the success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, point to Marvel movies being as popular as they ever have been. In order to capitalize, Marvel Studios just might have to make sure to continue focusing on characters people love.
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