‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Is Already Among the Biggest Domestic Pre-Sales Ever, Weeks Before Release

Marvel has not had an easy run at the box office in recent years, which is what makes the ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ hype so striking. ‘Thunderbolts*’ was one of the biggest flops of summer 2025, and titles like ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ got dismal reviews. There was a real question about whether audiences would still turn out for the next Avengers team-up.

The answer has been loud. Tickets went on sale nearly four months before release, much earlier than the usual 43-day advance window. First-day presales landed at $16.5M with premium formats on sale in only around 1,000 domestic theaters, roughly double the first-day presales of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’.

AVENGERS: DOOMDAYS has crossed the $70M pre-sales mark. 35 days before release, it’s already the 4th-biggest domestic pre-sales window ever: 1️⃣ SPIDER-MAN: BND — $150M (2026; SONY) 2️⃣ ENDGAME — $130M (2019; Disney) 3️⃣ SPIDER-MAN: NWH — $78M (2021; SONY) https://t.co/9Ptj6oKvPX

— Global Box Office (@GlobalBoxOffice) November 13, 2026

Now the film has passed another marker. ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ has crossed the $70M pre-sales mark with 35 days to go before release, making it already the 4th-biggest domestic pre-sales window ever. Only 3 films sit above it: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ at $150M in 2026, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ at $130M in 2019 and ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ at $78M in 2021.

Those benchmarks come with caveats. The only domestic figure Disney has confirmed is the $50M mark, so milestones beyond that remain unofficial estimates from trackers. The $70M figure should be read in that light.

The early pace was already eye-catching. After just 2 days of presales, sources said the film was approximately 65% ahead of the pace set by the first 2 days of presales for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’. Disney also reported that more than 70% of the early pre-sales were for Infinity Vision screenings, the studio’s new premium large-format certification.

Pre-sale totals are not apples to apples. ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ did not start selling tickets until 45 days before release, and it opened to a record $360M. ‘Doomsday’ has had far longer to sell, so it is hitting milestones much further from release.

The same goes for ‘Endgame’. Its total presales are estimated between $120M and $140M, and those tickets were on sale for less than a month. That makes the ‘Doomsday’ figures impressive, though not directly comparable to the final pre-release totals of the older films.

Gizmodo made a similar point. It noted that ‘Doomsday’ is selling tickets for much longer, and asked how many more tickets ‘Endgame’ would have sold had it gone on sale months earlier. As one outlet put it, pre-sale tracking measures intention, not outcome.

The projections vary widely. One tracking firm projected a domestic debut between $260M and $300M, below the $357.1M of ‘Endgame’ and the $360M of ‘Brand New Day’. Others are more bullish, and a Boxoffice Pro podcast asked whether the first-ever $400M domestic opening weekend is in play, while stressing it is by no means a guarantee.

The record to beat is fresh. ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ opened on July 31 to $360,091,572 domestically, displacing the $357.1M of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ as the biggest opening weekend of all time. That means a record-breaking ‘Doomsday’ would reset the mark for the second time in a single calendar year.

There is also stiff competition. ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ opens December 18, the same day as Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune: Part Three’. Marvel countered the ‘Dune: Part III’ IMAX blackout with the new Infinity Vision premium certification.

He used to be different. Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters everywhere December 18. Get your tickets now: https://t.co/J5PUbxvAkc https://t.co/OUutSMZneq

— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) August 15, 2026

Even with the massive numbers, the final result will depend on how audiences react. The overall performance will rely on positive word-of-mouth, which affects how many hardcore fans go back for repeat showings. That is especially true for a film with a crowded cast and a long build-up.

Marvel does have momentum on its side. Thanks to ‘Doomsday’ marketing and ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, August saw Marvel record its highest monthly hours in Disney+ history. For a studio that spent years questioning its own pull, that is a notable turnaround.

With 35 days to go, the next few weeks will bring more tracking updates, new trailers and more debate about whether $400M is realistic. The pre-sales are the strongest signal so far, but opening weekend will be the real answer.

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