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Avengers Doomsday presales are reportedly running 65% ahead of Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Published 07:24 18 Aug 2026 BST
Updated 07:25 18 Aug 2026 BST
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What a start at the box office
Avengers Doomsday has made a formidable start at the box office before anyone has seen a frame of it.
Two days into presales, tickets for Marvel’s December tentpole are running 65 per cent ahead of Spider-Man: Brand New Day over the equivalent window, according to a report from The Wrap cited by Screen Rant.
The comparison flatters Doomsday slightly, and it is worth saying so. Tom Holland’s Spider-Man went on sale just 45 days before release.
Doomsday opened its presales a full four months out from its 18 December date, giving it a far longer runway.
Even so, the raw margin is significant given the box-office records Spider-Man: Brand New Day has already set on its way to a reported $2 billion.
Why Avengers Doomsday is the bigger swing
It is the first Avengers film since 2019’s Endgame and comfortably the most crowded, assembling the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and Fox’s original X-Men against Robert Downey Jr’s Doctor Doom.
Downey’s return, alongside Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, is the hook Marvel has been building towards for years, and the early sales suggest audiences have noticed.
Whether that translates into a record opening is another matter, as presales measure enthusiasm among the committed rather than the casual.
Marvel will not mind either way for now. If you are catching up before December, the Spider-Man: Brand New Day credits scene is the place to start.
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