‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Has a Record-Setting First Day of Ticket Sales

If there was any doubt that fans are excited for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to reassemble in Avengers: Doomsday, that has been quickly put to rest.

With tickets for premium format showings of Doomsday kicking off yesterday, Marvel released the first trailer for the multiversal adventure.

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Amazingly, it hit 1 million views in its first 24 hours.

“Universes collide and the Multiverse Saga begins its final chapter in Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday,” the film’s logline reads.

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“Beloved heroes from three distinct universes will be set on a deadly collision course and ultimately face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered. This epic film will lay the foundation for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.”

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Now, we have an update on ticket sales.

A Record-Breaking First Day

Tickets for Infinity Vision showings of Avengers: Doomsday officially went on sale yesterday, and the film has already generated $16.5 million in ticket sales.

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Avengers: Doomsday‘s ticket sales are particularly notable because Disney limited the initial release to premium large-format screenings.

Those showings were available in only 1,000 domestic theaters. When Avengers: Doomsday debuts, Disney will release the film on more than 4,000 North American screens.

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Avengers: Doomsday‘s first-day ticket sales are already double those of Deadpool & Wolverine, which did not restrict sales to premium formats. That film went on to gross $1.3 billion.

According to a report from Variety, premium showings of Avengers: Doomsday on Thursday, December 17, and Friday, December 18, are already largely sold out.

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Additionally, theaters are already adding more screenings for Christmas Day and beyond.

By any measure, Avengers: Doomsday looks like it will deliver a massive opening weekend. The only question now is: How high can the film climb?