Avengers: Doomsday sales already tee the upcoming MCU movie up for a $1 billion plus box office based on the film’s trajectory thus far. The MCU timeline is home to some of the biggest box office hits of all time, and the vast majority of its most impressive results are centered around the Avengers series, meaning the impending return of this film roster with Avengers: Doomsday is a big deal to say the least.

Though the reviews and critical results for Avengers: Doomsday currently look set to matter more for the MCU and its future than any fiscal results, there are still certainly some considerable expectations in terms of what the film is set to gross, partially because no Avengers movie has made less than $1.3 billion thus far, and because major MCU actors like Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. will be returning in the installment.

The jury is still out on what the specific box office returns of Avengers: Doomsday will look like, but we’ve now gotten one of our first tangible clues as to how the film might fare, thanks to the initial presales results for the movie. While there’s still a long way to go yet, these early reports further support the idea that Doomsday will be able to follow up on its predecessor’s financial results with its own box office total, despite the MCU having had some more mixed results in this regard over the last few years.

Avengers: Doomsday’s Presales Numbers Already Paint A Promising First Start For The MCU Movie

Avengers: Doomsday‘s first ticket presales numbers are now starting to be unveiled, with Variety reporting that the film garnered $16.5 million in advance ticket sales in the first day of presales. This is notable all by itself, but is particularly salient to the film’s financial future given the fiscal possibilities it opens for Doomsday going forward.

While presales are not always reflective of a film’s future box office success, it does speak to an early interest in a release that oftentimes translates into some major earnings for a movie. This is exciting to note, as it’s one of the first more substantial signs that Avengers: Doomsday will cross over into the $1 billion threshold, given its results are far above the norm for presales, and in 2026 itself are comparable with presales for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which broke presale records itself when advanced ticket sales became available.

Crucially, in terms of the MCU’s takings, it’s worth noting that Deadpool & Wolverine made $1.3 billion in its worldwide box office with half the first day presales results of Avengers: Doomsday, suggesting the 2026 film is already teed up to make at least $1 billion in its box office so long as its results hold steady in this regard. This makes sense, given even some of the more divided reactions to Avengers: Doomsday so far may have encouraged audiences to go see the movie, in order to see if they feel it holds up compared to previous Avengers films.

Avengers: Doomsday’s Presales Still Have A Long Way To Go To Match Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Doomsday‘s first day presales results are a promising initial step for the film and its box office results overall. That said, the Avengers films have set some high bars for Doomsday to compare up to, thanks to their consistently impressive box office results from presales onward.

This is especially true since Avengers: Endgame is estimated to have made a staggering $120-140 million in its overall presales results, which is one of the highest presales movie totals of all time. That total served as some early foreshadowing for the film’s colossal $2.7 billion box office, and means we know just what’s possible for the MCU when its full prospective audience are totally engaged with it.

Though the chances of Avengers: Doomsday reaching Avengers: Endgame‘s total box office don’t seem so strong currently, the film’s first day presales certainly suggest it will get far closer over the next days and weeks, and in doing so help cement some early successes for Avengers: Doomsday in the buildup to its December 2026 debut.