Key Takeaways

  • Avengers: Doomsday tickets go on sale this week, a full five months before the movie opens on December 18.
  • The runtime is 165 minutes, longer than Infinity War but shorter than Endgame, and Marvel is selling seats before a single trailer exists.
  • The first full trailer is expected at Comic-Con on July 25, so buy blind now or wait four days. I know which one I’m doing.

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Marvel is officially selling tickets to a movie nobody has seen a frame of. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Avengers: Doomsday tickets go on sale this week for premium format screens, five months ahead of the December 18 release. That is not a normal thing to do. It’s also going to work, and everyone knows it.

Five Months Early Is Wild

The early sales are for Infinity Vision screens, which is Marvel’s new large-format branding. And the reason that branding exists at all is the real story here. Warner Bros. locked down actual IMAX screens for Dune Part III for two weeks, and both movies open on the exact same day. So Disney invented its own premium format label for select Doomsday screens rather than fight over projectors.

Universal started this arms race by putting IMAX tickets for The Odyssey on sale a full year early, and people bought them for a movie based on a poem from three thousand years ago. Studios noticed. Now the release calendar is a land grab, and premium screens are the land.

What the Runtime Tells You

The runtime coming along with the ticket news is the interesting part: 165 minutes, or two hours and 45 minutes. That’s longer than Infinity War at 149 and shorter than Endgame at 181. The final cut probably isn’t locked, but once you’re selling seats on a set schedule, that number can only wiggle a few minutes either way.

Here’s my read: that runtime says confidence. The Russo brothers are back, Robert Downey Jr. is playing Doctor Doom, and the cast list reads like Marvel emptied the entire roster into one movie. Hemsworth, Evans, Rudd, Pascal, Hiddleston, Pugh, plus the X-Men legends: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and Rebecca Romijn. When you’ve got Professor X and Magneto sharing a screen with Doom, you don’t cut to 130 minutes.

Marvel’s cast announcement for Avengers: Doomsday

Comic-Con and the Trailer

The timing isn’t random. Marvel returns to Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, and the first full Doomsday trailer is expected there, with an online drop likely right after. So the ticket sale launches days before anyone sees footage. Marvel is betting you’ll buy on brand alone, and the box office history says that bet is safe.

I’ll be honest, the MCU has burned me enough times since Endgame that “buy tickets before the trailer” feels like a trust exercise. But Doom played by RDJ is the single best casting swing Marvel has taken in years, and I’ve been slowly talked back in. The Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer already got me once this summer. I’m apparently easy.

Endgame Encore and the Dune Problem

Two more wrinkles worth knowing. First, Disney is re-releasing Avengers: Endgame on September 25 as Avengers: Endgame Encore, with Infinity Vision tickets for that too. Endgame is still the second-highest grossing movie ever at 2.8 billion, and this re-release is a warm-up lap to get everyone emotionally re-invested before December.

Second, December 18 is shaping up as the biggest box office collision in years. Doomsday versus Dune Part III, same day, with premium screens already carved up between them. Somebody’s opening weekend is getting dented, and I don’t think it’s the one with Doom in it. Either way, if you want details on showtimes when they go live, Fandango already has the movie page up.

Marvel’s been rebuilding goodwill all year, and if you want to see where the roster stands going into this thing, check out what’s happening with Marvel’s new Black Widow. December can’t come fast enough.

Frequently Asked Questions

When do Avengers: Doomsday tickets go on sale?

The week of July 20, 2026, starting with premium Infinity Vision format screens. Standard format tickets will go on sale closer to release.

How long is Avengers: Doomsday?

165 minutes, or 2 hours and 45 minutes. That could shift slightly since the final cut isn’t locked, but not by much now that tickets are being sold.

When does Avengers: Doomsday come out?

December 18, 2026, the same day as Dune Part III.

What is Infinity Vision?

Disney’s new large-format theater branding for select Avengers: Doomsday screens, created after Warner Bros. locked down IMAX theaters for Dune Part III’s opening two weeks.