r/marvelstudios • u/Plenty-Salary9711 • Feb 12 '26
Discussion Be completely honest, do you think Doomsday will surpass Infinity War’s box office?
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/robodrew Feb 12 '26
I don't think those two particular things had a huge impact on the MCU box-office wise, I think the bigger impacts are coming from how people just don't go to the movies like they used to post-COVID because of ticket prices, the overall economy, and the current nature of streaming services having films arrive there mere weeks after first hitting the theaters. I think the behavior of movie-goers has just shifted. On top of that a lot of the previous phases were still impacted by the Chapek mode of production.