Avengers: Doomsday is not assembling for an opening weekend in IMAX for U.S. theaters.
The long-awaited
Marvel Cinematic Universe movie releases in theaters on December 18 and brings together numerous characters from the Multiverse Saga as they take on Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.) On the same day, another major blockbuster,
Dune: Part Three, is also releasing in theaters. Since many theaters only have one IMAX screen available, this has led to questions about the opening weekend for
Avengers: Doomsday and
Dune: Part Three.
According to the IMAX investor presentation, Avengers: Doomsday will only play in IMAX theaters for select international markets. Dune: Part Three will instead play on all IMAX screens in the U.S. instead. This is not the case for Avengers: Secret Wars the following year, as the MCU sequel is slated to be in IMAX in both the U.S. and overseas for its December 17, 2027 premiere.
Dune: Part Three's IMAX exclusivity in the U.S. is likely a major reason why it has not moved on the calendar despite having to compete with
Avengers: Doomsday's release. Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's
Dune Messiah was scheduled for December 18 before
Doomsday, which moved there after previously being slated for a May 1 theatrical debut. With IMAX tickets being more expensive than regular tickets, the Timothée Chalamet-led movie playing on IMAX screens in the U.S. during opening weekend is a major advantage.
While this could potentially give
Dune: Part Three the edge in the box office competition,
Avengers: Doomsday is still expected to be incredibly lucrative. It is the MCU's first
Avengers film since the release of
Endgame in 2019, which grossed $2.7 billion worldwide. Also,
Doomsday is breaking new ground by bringing together longtime Avengers, the X-Men, Fantastic Four, Wakandans, Thunderbolts, and many popular characters introduced in the years after
Endgame all into one movie.
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