Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday kicked off the box office war in spectacular fashion, with advance tickets for its premium Infinity Vision screening selling out within hours of going on sale on Monday, July 20.Tickets for the next Avengers blockbuster are on sale now, five months before it hits theaters on December 18. Multiple box office trackers report that the film has surpassed “Spider-Man: New Day” in pre-sales in some places and surpassed the box office of “Fantastic Four: The First Step” in less than two hours. According to reports, in order to keep up with the popularity of the movie, the theater even added a 3 a.m. preview to meet the 80% occupancy rate.
“Avengers: Doomsday” tickets are sold out
Early ticket sales are limited to Infinity Vision auditoriums – a new Disney certification for premium large-scale theaters that offers enhanced screen quality, brightness and sound. The move is part of Marvel’s strategy to secure screens in the premium format ahead of its theatrical clash with Dune: Part III, which has reportedly been given a three-week IMAX release window.
Fans brace for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ to clash with ‘Dune: Part 3’
Fans took to social media throughout the day to share screenshots of sold-out showtimes and long virtual queues as they scrambled to get seats for opening night and opening weekend.Some fans even claim that getting tickets to Avengers: Endgame is harder to come by than recent films like Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, Spider-Man: New Day, and Dune: Part 3. However, Marvel Studios has not released any official pre-sale business data.
Fans support ‘Armageddon’ to beat ‘Dune’ at box office
Following the release of the “Armageddon” trailer, fans took to social media to share their reactions to the upcoming “Dune” box office clash on December 18.The two “Dune” films directed by Denis Villeneuve have grossed more than $1.12 billion at the global box office, while the “Avengers” franchise is the highest-grossing film franchise of all time, with four films grossing more than $7.8 billion at the global box office. “Endgame” comes on the heels of the huge success of “Avengers: Endgame,” which was the highest-grossing film in the series, grossing more than $2.79 billion at the global box office.
About “Avengers: Doomsday”
“Avengers: Doomsday” is directed by Joe and Anthony Russo and has a running time of approximately 165 minutes, making it one of the longest movies in the Marvel Universe. The film is currently the second longest film behind Avengers: Endgame, and the re-release of the film, Avengers: Endgame Encore, will reportedly be extended by an additional seven minutes.The film also stars Robert Downey Jr.’s return to the Marvel Universe, this time as Doctor Doom, and is the first part of a two-movie finale to the Marvel Multiverse saga.
