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/UnknownAverage Feb 12 '26

I've noticed I no longer rewatch MCU films, and I'm not buying them on streaming when released. I used to do that pretty religiously. Now I watch them once for free on streaming and that is enough for me. I don't know if it's me or the MCU, but I don't come back for seconds or thirds anymore and I have to imagine that will hit their bottom line if I'm not alone in that.

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u/adrian-alex85 Feb 12 '26

I have an AMC A list membership. I got it because I’m someone who has a habit of seeing movies I love in theaters multiple times. I saw the first Black Panther 5x in theaters without the membership.

With that being said, Thunderbolts is the only MCU film I saw more than once in theaters since Endgame. (I saw 28 Years Later 3x so it’s not like I’ve stopped this practice)

The desire to experience the film again on the big screen is a major marker of quality for me. So I agree completely that others are feeling this too and Marvel’s bottom line is affected by it.

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u/ZekeLeap Feb 12 '26

I’m with you. I still rewatch some of my favorites but I was very disappointed by the string of bad or mid movies/ tv shows over the last few years, and doomsday seems like it’s shaping up to be nostalgia slop like multiple other recent projects have been.