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Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three set for December box-office clash
Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three are due in US theaters on December 18, 2026, setting up a contest between two major science-fiction films.
The Marvel movie is projected to open with $300 million to $400 million in its first US weekend, while Dune: Part Three is tracking for more than $100 million.
Avengers: Doomsday has passed $125 million in global presales, and its US advance sales have topped $50 million.
Dune: Part Three is also setting a milestone, with the highest advance bookings for an IMAX release in the US.
Dune: Part One and Part Two are set to return to IMAX theaters from November 13, with select screenings including a preview of the new film.
In India, Avengers: Doomsday opens a day earlier, on December 17, in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
The films’ eventual box-office results will show how the two releases perform against these early projections.
Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three are preparing for a high-profile box-office clash in December.
Avengers: Doomsday is projected to open in North America with a domestic weekend haul of $300 million to $400 million.
The film has surpassed $125 million in global presales, according to the article.
Dune: Part Three is tracking for a franchise-record domestic opening weekend of more than $100 million.
The two films are scheduled to open in the US on December 18, 2026, while Avengers: Doomsday is set to open in India a day earlier.
- Who
- Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Three.
- What
- The films are set for a high-profile box-office clash. Both are scheduled for US release on December 18, 2026.
- When
- December 18, 2026, in the US. Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled to open in India on December 17.
- Where
- The US and India; the article discusses the domestic US box office and an India release for Avengers: Doomsday.
- Why
- Both films are scheduled for release on the same US date, setting up a theatrical showdown.
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The first two Dune films are scheduled to return to IMAX theatres, with screenings planned through November 17 in select regions.
Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled to open in Indian theatres.
Avengers: Doomsday is scheduled for US release, and Dune: Part Three is gearing up for its US release.
- Avengers: Doomsday global presales
- More than $125 million
- Avengers: Doomsday projected domestic opening
- $300 million to $400 million
- Dune: Part Three projected domestic opening
- More than $100 million
- India release for Avengers: Doomsday
- December 17, 2026
- US releases
- December 18, 2026