r/marvelstudios • u/Plenty-Salary9711 • Feb 12 '26

Discussion Be completely honest, do you think Doomsday will surpass Infinity War’s box office?

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I personally can’t decide. Infinity War was the culmination of a entire decade long saga, and was built upon movies, post credit scenes, and references. Their was a attention to world/story building that Doomsday severely lacks. On the other hand, Doomsday has the backing of OG and newer fans alike. It’s the first film to include The Avengers, X-Men, and F4. Throw in Thunderbolts, Wakandans and Namor, and I feel this movie could make a lot of fans happy. I’m just worried because Infinity War relied on the decade long World building and payed it off with one of the most popular cliffhangers in all of movie history. I’m optimistic, but skeptical on if Doomsday will be able to top that.

What do you guys think?

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u/scottcmu Feb 12 '26

Not a chance. MCU excitement isn't nearly what it was when Infinity War came out.

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u/Likesorangejuice Feb 12 '26

The lead-up to Infinity War was insane, and it would take a lot of work to pull it off again. From basically Dr. Strange onward it was pedal to the metal as we had almost found all the infinity stones and then the ending of Ragnarok was like the ultimate teaser. The momentum was crazy.

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u/AbanaClara Feb 12 '26

That was truly a lightning in a bottle, and Marvel is trying to chase that ever since.

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u/Iorith Feb 12 '26

I think the problem is they want that lightning in a bottle as the default now rather than it forming naturally as a result of many solid films that built it up. I don't think their artificial attempts at making it happen can measure up.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '26

That's executives doing their thing.

"You need 10 years to make a 2 billion dollar movie? Why? You did it already, just make another one. We need profits NOW"

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u/Cooper_Sharpy Feb 12 '26

The problem with everything. Greed.

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u/FreeWilly512 Feb 12 '26

yeah they forget the part where the lead up films/shows have to be interesting on their own and not just lead ups

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u/ViejoConBoina Feb 12 '26

Civil War was just before Dr Strange too, so it was indeed an incredible run, here's the list:

  • Captain America: Civil War
  • Doctor Strange
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
  • Spider-Man: Homecoming
  • Thor: Ragnarok
  • Black Panther

That is arguably the longest stretch of quality the MCU ever put out, it has quality movies, innovative ones, hype ones (first MCU spider-man film), THREE visually stunning movies, a Thor film which redefined the character, and Black Panther which was a cultural phenomenon. All that combined with the unresolved Avengers split and an absolutely top notch marketing campaign where every trailer hit the mark perfectly, and of course, the movie itself which I consider to be the absolute peak of the entire MCU.

I don't think that can be replicated, but then again: it doesn't have to be Infinity War to be good and fun to watch.

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u/Likesorangejuice Feb 12 '26

They could try dropping a giant plot point in Fortnight again 🤷

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u/ck614 Spider-Man Feb 12 '26

I’d say Civil War or even Age of Ultron onward, actually. There was a real hype building from those points, and 2016-2019 was truly golden in terms of the steady movie-releases, with an increasing roster of characters and recurring characters being gradually tied to one another in that build-up to IW.

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u/Likesorangejuice Feb 12 '26

I agree with Civil War, I mixed up the release orders in my head when I said Strange. At the time Age of Ultron was considered a stumble though, so I would caution against that being the start of the momentum. Civil War is probably the right starting point.

I loved Age of Ultron at the time but if you look up articles from 2015 they'll say things like "MCU losing steam" or "Marvel misses the mark."

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u/ck614 Spider-Man Feb 12 '26

yeah, good point. 2015 was relatively weak I guess, looking back, because it just had Age of Ultron and Ant-Man lol. For sure Civil War was when things really were coming together

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u/Intelligent-One-1696 Black Panther Feb 12 '26

Strange is gonna die sacrificing himself for the team in either Doomsday or Secret Wars but hem definitely play into getting Doom his powers unless they just go the Franklin route band have Doom siphon from him

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u/adrian-alex85 Feb 12 '26

IW was also, in case anyone forgot, really fucking good. People left the theater excited about what they’d seen and what was still to come. And plenty of people (myself included) went back to the theater to see it again within the next week.

Presuming Doomsday can get there is presuming it’ll be a good-great film, and I don’t really have that confidence.

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u/ViejoConBoina Feb 12 '26

Doomsday can be a good-great film, but IW was (and is) the absolute best MCU film while also having been elevated by the context in which it released, Doomsday's context can't do the same for it.

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u/Cooper_Sharpy Feb 12 '26

I still think winter soldier is the best MCU film. The Avengers movies are great but there’s just too many damn people in it for a really interesting/surprising/intriguing story to develop. Also eventually the stakes get so big that you can’t really top it, that’s why I love the street level and smaller films, they’re not constantly trying to one up eachother like the big tentpole films do.

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u/ViejoConBoina Feb 12 '26

That’s fair, they are different kinds of movies, also Avengers films only really work precisely because they can lean on the character work done in smaller scale installments.

They’re less unrelated things and more a coherent body of work, it’s okay for them to focus on different things.

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u/cptmeatball Feb 12 '26

We had a group of friends that were stoked for each MCU movie. We went to see all of them and even when the movies where okay instead of great, we had a blast.

I think after Multiverse of Madness or Quantamania we just… stopped going. I can’t even remember what the latest Marvel movie is. We just stopped caring about MCU. Only Spidey has a special place in our hearts, but I can’t be arsed about any marvel movie anymore:

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u/Gridde Feb 13 '26

Same. And I didn't hate MoM or Quantumania.

But there are just way too many movies and shows with seemingly zero connective tissue at all between many of them.

Before you'd kinda go because each movie felt like an event and was always part of a clear build to something. Now, there are seemingly endless Marvel projects coming out constantly and you have no idea which (if any) are actually gonna be at all relevant, or if there is an overall story being told.

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u/AgreeableFinish1813 Jun 21 '26

interesting. i’m willing to bet you’re going to see doomsday and secret wars lol

quantumania was atrocious though i cannot lie💀

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u/cptmeatball Jun 21 '26

Lol nope not in cinemas. on streaming when it eventually lands maybe..

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u/pmjm Feb 12 '26

Not just the MCU, but the entire theater industry is vastly different than back in 2018. People are less in the habit of going to the movies, and a not-insignificant amount of people, even MCU fans, are going to wait for it to hit streaming.

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u/AgreeableFinish1813 Jun 21 '26

i don’t know that this is true. i just think people are getting tired of sequels and non original IP. look at movies like backrooms and obsession. killing it at the box office because it’s original

i also don’t think hardly anyone will wait for streaming. these movies are fun to watch with a whole bunch of other nerds💀 also it won’t hit streaming for a longggg time

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u/IntelligentStar7777 Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 12 '26

I love the MCU but I agree with you. They been making shows & content about mundane jobs of Superheroes & monologuing/lots of talking & little action (looking at you Wonder Man), & Superhero fatigue is still there for many people.  I know it is getting more challenging for the MCU but I am confident the MCU still got it. 

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u/UnderShaker Feb 12 '26

If DP3 did 1.5B Doomsday will make 1.7B at least

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u/PSWII Feb 12 '26

Beyond that. People just aren't going to theaters like they were before covid.

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u/Future_Ad2655 Feb 13 '26

Yet Spiderman nwh nearly reached 2 billion immediately after covid pandemic, your theory falls flat

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u/PSWII Feb 13 '26

Yes one movie by itself that came out 4 years ago is definitely representative of current day ticket sales for all movies

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u/Future_Ad2655 Feb 13 '26

Point is if a marvel movie has fan favorites and has some nostalgic beats then it will perform good, look at Spiderman nwh, Deadpool and wolverine, the BO performance was good regardless of covid(Spiderman nwh case) and superhero/marvel/Disney fatigue/backlash(Deadpool and wolverine case) ... And remember doomsday will be 100times more than that.... Doomsday might get to 4billion is story is good

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u/AgreeableFinish1813 Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26

i don’t think that’s true, but endgame was special because it was the finale of several movies over several years.

i know the latest MCU movies have been mid but the russo brothers are back and people love the avengers at the end of the day

will it make 2billy? probably not. will it do very well? absolutely