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'Avengers: Doomsday' Has Reportedly Already Outgrossed 'Supergirl' 6 Weeks Before Release

Nairavoice · Nov 3, 2026 · 4 min read

Marvel and DC have had a rivalry on the page for decades, now, but there’s something particularly striking about the fact that one studio’s biggest tentpole movie of the year has been defeated by another before it’s even hit theaters. After a difficult few years for the superhero genre, audiences have gotten quite picky about what they’ll give their money to, but the one-two punch of Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Robert Downey Jr.‘s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe has just proven too much.

Avengers: Doomsday has reportedly accumulated more than $125 million in worldwide advance ticket sales, bringing it within touching distance of the entire theatrical gross of DC Studios’ Supergirl. According to Comic Basics, the Marvel blockbuster has reached the extraordinary milestone with approximately six weeks remaining until its December 18 release.

Supergirl, which starred Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, wrapped up its disappointing theatrical run with $126.4 million worldwide, which means Doomsday has reportedly generated almost as much in advance ticket revenue as Supergirl did during its entire theatrical run, which is something of a mind-blowing statistic, although the figures are not directly comparable. The numbers have come from third-party tracking but it’s a pretty safe bet to say this is going to be the biggest movie of the year.

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Tom Holland was introduced mid-fight in Civil War in 2016, with no origin story needed.
No Way Home passed 1.9 billion dollars and became the biggest release of the pandemic era.
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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Is Already Breaking Box Office Records

The demand has already been through the roof for Doomsday since premium format tickets (but not IMAX, crucially) went on sale in July, subsequently grossing $16.5 million during its first 24 hours, and the tracking since then has suggested worldwide presales crossed $100 million on October 6, with demand continuing to build throughout the month.

The cast includes Chris Evans (Captain America: The First Avenger) as Steve Rogers, Chris Hemsworth (Thor) as Thor, Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) as Sam Wilson, Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice) as Bucky Barnes, Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) as Scott Lang, Letitia Wright (Black Panther) as Shuri, Tom Hiddleston (Loki) as Loki, and Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us) as Reed Richards. The movie will also feature returning X-Men stars, including the late Sir Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier, Sir Ian McKellen as Magneto, James Marsden as Cyclops, and Alan Cumming as Nightcrawler, while it’s directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo.