Scarlet Witch’s Return Just Sent ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Presales Into Uncharted Territory

Marvel fans have waited a long time for answers about Wanda Maximoff. For 4 years, fans theorized about whether or not Scarlet Witch really died at the end of ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’. Elizabeth Olsen was not listed as a member of the ‘VisionQuest’ cast, which made the finale’s last scene even more of a shock. The impact is now showing up in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ presales.

The post-credits scene of the ‘VisionQuest’ finale revisits the conclusion of ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, where Wanda seemingly sacrificed herself by bringing Mount Wundagore crashing down around her. Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom lifts the rubble off Wanda and addresses her, telling the Scarlet Witch to awaken because her power will be his. The coda confirms fan speculation that Wanda would return as the Avengers face off against Doom.

Within minutes of the finale’s Tuesday night Disney+ release, a rush for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ tickets began. A box office tracker says the character’s introduction sent ‘Doomsday‘ domestic presales to a level he has never seen for a movie more than 30 days out from release. He also teased that the film’s most recent day of sales even outpaced ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ presales.

[TheFlatLannister] So…..Yeah a certain characters introduction sent Doomsday domestic presales to a level I have never seen before when 30+ days out of a movies release. What if I said the last day of Doomsday has outpaced BND presales… :0
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The surge was big enough to cause real traffic problems. AMC confirmed the platform did not experience a total outage, but heavy traffic caused transaction slowdowns for roughly 30 minutes as tickets continued to sell.

According to a post on a box office forum, ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ sold more than 60,000 tickets for its Thursday night domestic previews alone after the Scarlet Witch’s return. That figure is unofficial, so it is best treated as an estimate. The film was already strong before Wanda’s return, but it clearly found another gear.

Overseas markets reacted too. Daily seat-tracking data out of Turkey recorded a 42.4% single-day jump in ticket sales immediately following the finale. That kind of spike suggests the reveal landed well beyond the United States.

Disney said the film had $50 million in US presales three months out. Global Box Office estimated domestic presales at more than $65 million as of October 27, and another report now puts them above $70 million. That same report suggests ‘Doomsday’ could give 2026 its second domestic opening above $300 million, after ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’.

Even so, presales have not yet passed ‘Avengers: Endgame’ domestic presales, according to the same tracker, and it is too early to say whether the new pace will hold. Some have also called the ‘Brand New Day’ comparison imprecise, since ‘Doomsday’ has had a much longer sales window. Worldwide presales crossed $100 million on October 6 and reached about $125 million shortly after.

The film has been setting records since the first day of sales. It sold $16.5 million on its first day, reportedly about twice as much as ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’. In Germany, it sold 118,000 tickets in its first 24 hours, beating the 105,000 that ‘Avengers: Endgame’ sold in the same window.

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The scene also reshapes the stakes. The implication of the end-credits tag is clear: Wanda will return in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, most likely at Doctor Doom’s side. Variety noted she is not the only powerful hero Doom has now rounded up. The film marks Downey’s return to the MCU as the main villain of the Multiverse Saga.

Fans immediately began connecting the sequence to the comic storyline ‘Avengers: The Children’s Crusade’, in which Wanda’s children search for their missing mother and Doctor Doom becomes entangled in her fate. Whether that happens in ‘Doomsday’ remains uncertain. Meanwhile, all 4 members of the Maximoff family are alive at the same time for the first time in 4 years.

The timing may be the smartest part. With the ‘VisionQuest’ finale now streaming, there are no more projects between now and ‘Avengers: Doomsday’. Marvel delivered one of its biggest surprises in years just weeks before opening day, and fans responded by buying tickets.

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