‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Has Already Made $50 Million in Pre-Sales, Three Months Before Release

Doomsday typically indicates disaster, but for Marvel Studios that term is forecasting a booming box office.

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Disney reports that the next entry in the sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Avengers: Doomsday,” has already made $50 million in domestic pre-sales, three months before the movie’s Dec. 18 release date. The studio reported that more than 70% of those pre-sales are for Infinity Vision tickets, emphasizing the audience’s appetite for premium large format screens. “Infinity Vision” is a new certification for premium large format theaters, which Disney unveiled at CinemaCon, touted as delivering “the biggest, brightest and most immersive cinematic experiences” for moviegoers.

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The pre-sale figures for “Doomsday” were announced Wednesday by Walt Disney Company senior executive VP & Chief Financial Officer, Hugh Johnston, at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference.

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Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, the movie sees a massive assembly of Marvel superheroes, including the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts and the original X-Men, teaming up to face their most formidable foe yet: Victor Von Doom. Robert Downey Jr. returns to play the MCU’s new Big Bad after Tony Stark/Iron Man’s death at the end of “Avengers: Endgame.”

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In addition to Downey Jr. returning, Chris Evans is back as Steve…

Original source: https://variety.com/

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