Well, if this doesn’t prove the demand for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes is still there, not much else will. It may be seven years since we last saw The Avengers together, but audiences clearly haven’t forgotten them because the combination of returning heroes, the X-Men, and Robert Downey Jr. stepping into the role of Doctor Doom has led to one of the biggest trailer launches in the history of cinema.
The first official trailer for Avengers: Doomsday generated an enormous 503 million views during its first 24 hours, making it the second-biggest movie trailer debut of all time. It trails only Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which previously set the record with 719 million views, so it’s safe to say the interest in Marvel is still very much on point. The result also gives Disney its most-viewed trailer launch ever, easily surpassing the 365 million views earned by the Super Bowl teaser for Deadpool & Wolverine in 2024.
The trailer teased the enormous battle ahead as the Avengers and X-Men unite against Doctor Doom, while the footage included Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Channing Tatum as Gambit, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Patrick Stewart as Professor X, and Ian McKellen as Magneto. In the trailer, Thor tells the gathered Avengers that they are truly up against it, and that they will return from the fortcoming battle either forged as a family for life or, well, dead. Not exactly the cheeriest pep talk but hey, it is what it is.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Presales Have Already Set the Tone
Disney also placed a limited number of tickets on sale alongside the trailer, generating $16.5 million in advance sales during the first day. Premium-format screenings on December 17 and December 18 are reportedly already largely sold out, with cinemas adding further showtimes for Christmas Day and beyond. And although early ticket sales do not guarantee a record-breaking opening, the film’s first-day total was reportedly twice as high as the equivalent figure for Deadpool & Wolverine. That film went on to open with $211 million domestically.
