Avengers: Doomsday has rocketed to impressive pre-sales, and the upcoming Marvel movie is about to cross one significant milestone by making more money than the entire box office run of DCU mega-flop Supergirl.
Per Forbes, Avengers: Doomsday has already made over $125 million in pre-sales alone since tickets went on sale way back on August 14. This, incredibly, puts it on the cusp of surpassing the entire global box office run of this summer's Supergirl, which topped out at $126,466,532. Given it's been two days since that $125 million figure was reported, it's possible Doomsday has already blown past Supergirl, in fact.
By September, Doomsday had made over $50 million in pre-sales, all despite IMAX screens in most territories exclusively playing Dune 3. Though you can check the movie out on a Disney-certified Infinity Vision screen if you like. While many were sceptical of Doomsday's box office prospects as Marvel Studios scrambled to reconfigure The Kang Dynasty plans in the wake of the Jonathan Majors scandal, it's now undeniable that Doomsday will be a colossal hit. Whether it can surpass Spider-Man: Brand New Day's record-breaking success is another question.
Marvel fans got an extra taste of Avengers: Doomsday with Avengers: Endgame Encore. The re-release contains four new scenes, including a new ending to the movie featuring Loki, two mid-credits scenes (one of which revealed that Doom has abducted Bruce Banner), and a post-credits scene that seems to link Tony Stark and Victor Von Doom. A Disney Plus release has yet to be announced, though there is a landing page on the streaming service already.
The latest Doomsday tease came from an unlikely source: Pedro Pascal and Robert Downey Jr.'s Halloween costumes, with an Easter egg seemingly revealing that their characters went to M.I.T. together. New Doomsday footage released last week, meanwhile, has fans convinced that something is up with Steve Rogers, and it could have everything to do with Loki.
Avengers: Doomsday releases in US theaters on December 18, and in UK cinemas on December 16. Make sure you're up to speed on Marvel Phase 6 with our guide on how to watch the Marvel movies in order.
