Russo Brothers thank fans as ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ trailer passes 500 million views in 24 hours; fails to beat ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ record |

Marvel Studios fans shocked the world when they released the trailer for “Avengers: Doomsday” on Monday. The cartoon soon took social media by storm, registering its first public appearance. The first official trailer for the upcoming superhero hit 503 million views within the first 24 hours, making it Disney’s highest grossing trailer ever and the second highest grossing trailer in history.

The second largest trailer ever launched

According to Disney, the trailer for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ got 503 million views worldwide on its first day online, putting it behind ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, whose trailer debuted with 719 million views.The launch also surpassed Disney’s previous, the 2024 ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Super Bowl teaser, which attracted 365 million viewers, including its television audience.

Russo Brothers thank you fans

Directors Joe and Anthony Russo celebrated the milestone by thanking Marvel fans on social media. Sharing the contents of the trailer, the duo wrote, “Thank you to the best fans in the world! 500M trailer views in 24 hours. We can’t wait to share Doomsday with you. See you in theaters on December 18th…”The Russo brothers return to the MCU after directing ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’, ‘Captain America: Civil War’, ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’.

The trailer teases the MCU’s biggest crossover since Endgame

The trailer, which was released on Monday, gave fans their first look at “Avengers: Doomsday”, which is set to be the biggest MCU film since 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame”. The film teases a threat that includes the new Avengers with the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, as they prepare to fight Doctor Doom, played by Robert Downey Jr. in his first MCU role since parting ways with Tony Stark.The show also features several returning Marvel heroes, including Chris Evans’ Captain America, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man, Patrick Stewart’s Professor X, Letitia Wright’s Black Panther and Channing Tatum’s Gambit, among others.

Tickets go on sale early for the blockbuster

The release of the trailer coincided with the launch of advance ticket sales for the high-quality screenings. The film made $16.5 million in ticket sales within the first day, although bookings were limited to large theaters.According to studio insiders, most of the screenings scheduled for December 17 and 18 were sold out as soon as tickets went online.The first day sales of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ are twice as high as those recorded by ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ on its first day of booking. The film opened to $211 million domestically and grossed over $1.3 billion worldwide.

One of the biggest releases of the year

‘Avengers: Doomsday’ serves as the first lead-in to ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’, which marks the end of the Multiverse Saga. Releasing on December 18, just a few months after ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, the film is expected to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the year.