Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Shatters MCU Viewership Record In Just 1 Day
The Marvel Cinematic Universe lands an early win for one of its biggest films ever.
The MCU timeline will forever be changed this fall when Earth's Mightiest Heroes come face-to-face with Doctor Doom, who will be played by Robert Downey Jr. While the summer season is getting ready for Tom Holland to return as Spider-Man, the marketing has fully kicked off for the next big Avengers story.
Variety reports that the Avengers: Doomsday trailer has landed 503 million views in only 24 hours, making it the second biggest launch in film history, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day still being at #1 with 703 million views. For Disney, the footage for the big team-up entry is also the most viewed trailer of all time, with Marvel Studios' Deadpool & Wolverine at #2, as the Super Bowl teaser got 365 million views.
The Avengers: Doomsday ticket sales are also off to a solid start for Marvel Studios, another record in only one day. This is coming only a few days before the big Hall H presentation that is set to take place at San Diego Comic-Con, where Kevin Feige will have various titles featured, along with surprises.
The official Marvel website has only described the panel as follows: "Join Marvel Studios, alongside special guests from across the Marvel Cinematic Universe, for an exclusive look at what’s next." The big 2026 feature has been seen through banners in San Diego, making it very evident that they will have a presence in some capacity this Saturday.
The Avengers: Doomsday cast will bring the iconic team together with the Fantastic Four, Wakanda, and Fox's X-Men, as they got several major moments in the first trailer. The footage also gave a first proper taste of Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom, including a glimpse of his costume and his Latverian accent.
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The Avengers first assembled in Marvel Comics in 1963. In the original comic, the team formed to battle a villain who had been manipulated by his adopted brother. Which villain brought the original Avengers together?
✓ Correct! In Avengers #1 (September 1963), Loki manipulated the Hulk into going on a rampage, which led Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, and the Wasp to band together. They defeated Loki and decided to form a permanent team — the Avengers were born.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is Loki. In the original 1963 comic, Loki tricked the Hulk into a rampage, which brought together Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, and the Wasp. Ultron came later, Thanos is a cosmic threat, and Kang is a time-traveling villain.
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In the MCU, Tony Stark famously declared “I am Iron Man” at a press conference, breaking the superhero tradition of secret identities. In which year’s MCU film did Tony Stark first appear as Iron Man?
✓ Correct! Iron Man (2008) launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe and starred Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. The film’s post-credits scene with Nick Fury teased the Avengers Initiative, kicking off the most successful film franchise in history.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is 2008. Iron Man premiered on May 2, 2008, directed by Jon Favreau and starring Robert Downey Jr. It was the first film in the MCU and set the stage for everything that followed.
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Thanos, the Mad Titan, sought to collect all six Infinity Stones to achieve his genocidal goal. In Avengers: Infinity War, he succeeded in his plan. What did Thanos do with the completed Infinity Gauntlet?
✓ Correct! With a single snap of his fingers, Thanos wiped out half of all living creatures in the universe. Known as “The Blip,” this devastating act erased trillions of lives and set the stage for the Avengers’ desperate time heist in Endgame to undo the damage.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is that Thanos snapped away half of all life in the universe. His twisted philosophy of “balance” drove him to commit universal genocide with a single snap, making it one of the most shocking moments in cinema history.
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In Avengers: Endgame, Captain America proved worthy of wielding Thor’s enchanted hammer during the final battle against Thanos. What is the name of Thor’s hammer?
✓ Correct! Mjolnir, forged in the heart of a dying star, bears the inscription “Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.” Captain America wielding it in Endgame was one of the most celebrated moments in MCU history.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is Mjolnir. Stormbreaker is the axe Thor forged in Infinity War, Gungnir is Odin’s spear, and Jarnbjorn is an axe Thor used in the comics before Mjolnir. Mjolnir is the iconic enchanted hammer.
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Black Widow, born Natasha Romanoff, is one of the founding MCU Avengers. Before joining S.H.I.E.L.D., she was trained as an assassin in a secret Soviet program. What is the name of this program?
✓ Correct! The Red Room was a covert Soviet training facility that turned young girls into elite spies and assassins known as Black Widows. Natasha was subjected to brutal conditioning and sterilization. Her escape and defection to S.H.I.E.L.D. was explored in the 2021 Black Widow film.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is The Red Room. HYDRA is a separate evil organization, the Winter Soldier Program created Bucky Barnes, and Department X is from the comics. The Red Room is the infamous Soviet program that forged Natasha into Black Widow.
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The Hulk was created when Dr. Bruce Banner was exposed to massive amounts of radiation during a weapons test. What type of radiation transformed Banner into the Hulk?
✓ Correct! Dr. Bruce Banner was caught in the blast of a gamma bomb he designed, absorbing a massive dose of gamma radiation. This transformed him into the Hulk — a being of near-limitless strength whose power increases with his rage. Gamma radiation remains central to the Hulk’s mythology.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is Gamma Radiation. Cosmic Rays gave the Fantastic Four their powers, Pym Particles are Ant-Man’s shrinking technology, and Terrigen Mist activates Inhuman abilities. Gamma radiation is what created the Incredible Hulk.
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In the MCU, after Steve Rogers retired as Captain America, he passed his shield to a new hero to carry on the legacy. Who became the new Captain America?
✓ Correct! At the end of Avengers: Endgame, an elderly Steve Rogers chose Sam Wilson — the Falcon — to carry on the Captain America legacy. Sam’s journey to embrace the shield was explored in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier series, and he fully took up the mantle as Captain America.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is Sam Wilson. While Bucky Barnes was Captain America in the comics, Steve chose Sam in the MCU. John Walker was temporarily given the shield by the government, and Isaiah Bradley was a forgotten super soldier from the past.
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Ultron is an artificial intelligence who becomes one of the Avengers’ deadliest enemies. In the MCU’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, which Avenger inadvertently created Ultron?
✓ Correct! Tony Stark created the Ultron program as a global peacekeeping AI, using technology from Loki’s scepter (which contained the Mind Stone). The AI became sentient and immediately decided humanity needed to be eradicated. In the comics, Hank Pym created Ultron, but the MCU shifted this to Stark.
✗ Even the Hulk couldn’t smash that answer! The correct answer is Tony Stark. While Hank Pym created Ultron in the comics, the MCU changed this to Tony Stark. Bruce Banner assisted but it was Tony’s initiative. Vision was actually created from Ultron’s technology, not the other way around.
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The big reception for the Avengers: Doomsday trailer also makes it clear that, despite a handful of box office challenges over the last few years, the MCU audience is still embracing this franchise. Whether or not it will match or surpass Infinity War and Endgame's gross remains to be seen.
But Doomsday is just the first part of the larger story that Anthony and Joe Russo are telling. Their next upcoming MCU movie is Avengers: Secret Wars, with filming set to start this summer, and will be the final installment of Phase 6 before The Multiverse Saga finishes in December 2027.
Doctor Doom will be back for the Phase 6 finale, along with the leading stars of The Fantastic Four: First Steps. After their upcoming returns in Avengers: Doomsday, Shang-Chi and Black Panther will return in Secret Wars, as Simu Liu and Letitia Wright have confirmed their respective roles in the film.
However, there is still a lot that is unknown about Avengers: Doomsday, as there are many characters that they haven't fully announced yet. Given the multiverse angle, many audience members are expecting to see cameos and returns of Marvel players outside the MCU.
Following Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Disney+ has the upcoming MCU series, VisionQuest, set to premiere on October 14, and will be the last Marvel Studios project before Avengers: Doomsday. Whether or not the WandaVision spinoff has any tie-ins to the December feature is unclear.
Avengers: Doomsday will release in theaters on December 18.