Avengers Doomsday is the fifth Avengers film, opening in US theaters on Friday, December 18, 2026. Anthony Russo and Joe Russo direct it, and Robert Downey Jr. plays Doctor Doom.
The UK gets the film two days earlier, on December 16, and India and Brazil on December 17.
This guide covers release dates by country, where to watch, the full cast, the runtime, and when Avengers: Secret Wars follows.
Key takeaways
- Avengers: Doomsday opens in US theaters on Friday, December 18, 2026.
- UK cinemas show Avengers: Doomsday from December 16, 2026, and India and Brazil from December 17.
- Avengers: Doomsday plays only in theaters at launch and is not streaming on Disney+ or any other service.
- Robert Downey Jr. plays Doctor Doom, leading 30 credited actors that include Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth.
- Avengers: Secret Wars, the next Avengers film, is scheduled for December 17, 2027.
Key facts at a glance
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Avengers: Doomsday |
| Former title | Avengers: The Kang Dynasty |
| Studio | Marvel Studios (The Walt Disney Company) |
| Directors | Anthony Russo and Joe Russo |
| Writer | Stephen McFeely |
| Producers | Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, and Jonathan Schwartz |
| US release | Friday, December 18, 2026, theaters only |
| Earliest release | Wednesday, December 16, 2026 (United Kingdom) |
| Reported runtime | About 150–165 minutes |
| Premium format | Infinity Vision (no IMAX release) |
| Rating | Not yet rated |
| Sequel | Avengers: Secret Wars, Friday, December 17, 2027 |
Avengers: Doomsday is not showing in IMAX. IMAX committed its screens worldwide in December 2026 to Dune: Part Three under an exclusive deal with Warner Bros. and Legendary.
Disney created a separate certification, Infinity Vision, to route audiences to other premium large-format (PLF) auditoriums such as Cinemark XD, 4DX, and ScreenX (TheWrap, Monday, September 28, 2026).
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Avengers: Doomsday release date
Avengers: Doomsday releases in US theaters on Friday, December 18, 2026. It is a theaters-only release, and no streaming or digital date was announced as of Monday, November 2, 2026.
Marvel Studios moved Avengers: Doomsday from an earlier 2026 date to December 2026, and moved Avengers: Secret Wars to December 2027 at the same time (TheWrap).
The December date breaks the pattern of the 4 earlier Avengers films, all of which opened in late April or early May.
Avengers: Doomsday release date by country
Avengers: Doomsday opens in 3 waves: the UK first, then India and Brazil, then the US and most of Latin America.
International markets often open 1–2 days before North America, so the first weekend covers more territories.
| Country or region | Local title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Avengers: Doomsday | Wednesday, December 16, 2026 |
| India | Avengers: Doomsday | Thursday, December 17, 2026 |
| Brazil | Vingadores: Doutor Destino | Thursday, December 17, 2026 |
| United States | Avengers: Doomsday | Friday, December 18, 2026 |
| Mexico and Latin America | Avengers: Doomsday | Friday, December 18, 2026 |
Avengers: Doomsday release date in India
Avengers: Doomsday opens in India on Thursday, December 17, 2026, one day before the US. It releases in 4 languages: English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.
Screenings include Infinity Vision and other premium formats (Khaleej Times, Thursday, October 29, 2026).
Avengers: Doomsday title in Brazil
Brazil does not use the “Doomsday” title. Walt Disney Brasil releases the film as Vingadores: Doutor Destino (“Avengers: Doctor Doom”).
Avengers: Doomsday release date in Mexico
Mexico’s date is reported 2 ways. TV Azteca listed Friday, December 18, 2026, for Mexico and Latin America.
Récord reported Thursday, December 17, 2026, on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The earlier date typically reflects a Thursday preview schedule rather than a full opening.
Avengers: Doomsday cast and characters
Disney credits 30 actors in Avengers: Doomsday, led by Robert Downey Jr. as Victor von Doom.
The cast spans 6 groups: the Avengers, the Thunderbolts, the Fantastic Four, Wakanda and Talokan, the X-Men, and Loki (Disney; roles from HollywoodLife, Monday, July 20, 2026).
Avengers: Doomsday cast by group
The Avengers group is the largest at 7 actors, followed by the X-Men and Thunderbolts groups at 7 and 6.
| Group | Actor | Character | Previous appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villain | Robert Downey Jr. | Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom | First appearance as Doom |
| Avengers | Chris Evans | Steve Rogers | Avengers: Endgame (2019) |
| Avengers | Chris Hemsworth | Thor | Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) |
| Avengers | Anthony Mackie | Sam Wilson / Captain America | Captain America: Brave New World (2025) |
| Avengers | Paul Rudd | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) |
| Avengers | Kathryn Newton | Cassie Lang | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) |
| Avengers | Simu Liu | Shang-Chi | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) |
| Avengers | Danny Ramirez | JoaquÃn Torres / Falcon | Captain America: Brave New World (2025) |
| Thunderbolts | Florence Pugh | Yelena Belova | Thunderbolts* (2025) |
| Thunderbolts | Sebastian Stan | Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier | Thunderbolts* (2025) |
| Thunderbolts | David Harbour | Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian | Thunderbolts* (2025) |
| Thunderbolts | Wyatt Russell | John Walker / U.S. Agent | Thunderbolts* (2025) |
| Thunderbolts | Hannah John-Kamen | Ava Starr / Ghost | Thunderbolts* (2025) |
| Thunderbolts | Lewis Pullman | Bob Reynolds / Sentry | Thunderbolts* (2025) |
| Fantastic Four | Pedro Pascal | Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic | The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) |
| Fantastic Four | Vanessa Kirby | Sue Storm / Invisible Woman | The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) |
| Fantastic Four | Joseph Quinn | Johnny Storm / Human Torch | The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) |
| Fantastic Four | Ebon Moss-Bachrach | Ben Grimm / The Thing | The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) |
| Wakanda and Talokan | Letitia Wright | Shuri / Black Panther | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |
| Wakanda and Talokan | Winston Duke | M’Baku | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |
| Wakanda and Talokan | Tenoch Huerta MejÃa | Namor | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |
| Wakanda and Talokan | Mabel Cadena | Namora | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |
| X-Men | Patrick Stewart | Charles Xavier / Professor X | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) |
| X-Men | Ian McKellen | Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto | X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) |
| X-Men | James Marsden | Scott Summers / Cyclops | X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) |
| X-Men | Rebecca Romijn | Mystique | X2 (2003) |
| X-Men | Alan Cumming | Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler | X2 (2003) |
| X-Men | Kelsey Grammer | Hank McCoy / Beast | The Marvels (2023) |
| X-Men | Channing Tatum | Remy LeBeau / Gambit | Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) |
| Loki | Tom Hiddleston | Loki | Loki, season 2 (2023) |
The X-Men actors return from 20th Century Fox’s X-Men films, which ran from 2000 to 2019. Avengers: Doomsday is the first film to place those versions of the characters alongside the Avengers.
Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom
Robert Downey Jr. plays Victor von Doom, the Fantastic Four’s principal comic-book antagonist.
Downey played Tony Stark across 10 Marvel Studios films from Iron Man (2008) to Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Marvel Studios announced his casting as Doom at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 27, 2024, when it also replaced the working title Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.
Doctor Doom is the ruler of the fictional nation of Latveria in Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Fantastic Four #5 (1962), created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
His arrival follows The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which introduced Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four on Friday, July 25, 2025.
Patrick Stewart in Avengers: Doomsday
Patrick Stewart is credited as Charles Xavier and filmed his role before his death on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at age 86.
A January 2026 preview showed Xavier playing chess with Ian McKellen’s Magneto. Marvel Studios has announced no change to his scenes (Récord).
Who is not in the Avengers: Doomsday cast
- Tobey Maguire
- Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool
- Tom Holland as Spider-Man.
Absence from the published list does not rule out uncredited cameos, which Marvel Studios typically withholds before release.
Avengers: Doomsday story and MCU context
Avengers: Doomsday is the penultimate film of the Multiverse Saga, which concludes with Avengers: Secret Wars.
Disney’s official synopsis describes heroes from 3 separate universes drawn into conflict with an unprecedented existential threat (Disney).
Why the title changed from The Kang Dynasty
Avengers: Doomsday was developed as Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, with Kang the Conqueror as the central villain.
Marvel Studios dropped Kang after it parted ways with actor Jonathan Majors on Monday, December 18, 2023.
The retitling to Doomsday and the casting of Downey as Doom followed on Saturday, July 27, 2024.
Production timeline
Avengers: Doomsday began filming in April 2025 and wrapped after about 5 months. The sequence below lists milestones in order.
- April 2025: principal photography begins (Dark Horizons).
- Friday, September 19, 2025: filming reported as wrapped (Dark Horizons).
- January 2026: a preview shows Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen as Xavier and Magneto.
- Thursday, April 16, 2026: Disney announces Infinity Vision at CinemaCon (The Walt Disney Company).
- Monday, July 20, 2026: official trailer published, and premium tickets go on sale (WDWNT).
- Friday, August 14, 2026: general tickets on sale through Fandango (Laughing Place).
- Wednesday, December 16 – Friday, December 18, 2026: theatrical release across the UK, India, Brazil, and the US.
Avengers: Doomsday runtime
Avengers: Doomsday runs about 150–165 minutes, and no classification board has published a final runtime. The 2 figures come from different stages of release, so they conflict.
| Runtime | Source | Date | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 165 minutes (2 hours 45 minutes) | Ticketing listing, via Motion Picture Association | July 2026 | Set for advance ticketing; subject to change before final cut |
| About 150 minutes | Anthony Russo to Fandango, via Nerdist | Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | Director’s later estimate (“two and a half hours, or so”) |
The rated runtime will replace both figures when the Motion Picture Association (MPA) in the US or the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) in the UK publishes its classification. Rated runtimes typically appear 2–4 weeks before release.
Avengers: Doomsday compared with earlier Avengers films
Avengers: Doomsday is the only Avengers film to open in December and the only one without an IMAX release. The comparison below uses US release data.
| Attribute | The Avengers | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Avengers: Infinity War | Avengers: Endgame | Avengers: Doomsday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US release | Friday, May 4, 2012 | Friday, May 1, 2015 | Friday, April 27, 2018 | Friday, April 26, 2019 | Friday, December 18, 2026 |
| Runtime | 143 minutes | 141 minutes | 149 minutes | 181 minutes | About 150–165 minutes |
| Directors | Joss Whedon | Joss Whedon | Anthony Russo and Joe Russo | Anthony Russo and Joe Russo | Anthony Russo and Joe Russo |
| Main villain | Loki | Ultron | Thanos | Thanos | Doctor Doom |
| Days since previous Avengers film | First film | 1,092 | 1,092 | 364 | 2,793 |
| IMAX release | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
The 2,793-day gap after Avengers: Endgame is the longest between any 2 Avengers films, more than 2.5 times the 1,092-day gaps between the first 3 films.
Where to watch Avengers: Doomsday
Avengers: Doomsday is available only in movie theaters at launch. It will not be on Disney+, digital rental, or any streaming service on Friday, December 18, 2026.
| Viewing option | Available? | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Movie theaters | Yes | From Wednesday, December 16, 2026 (UK) |
| Infinity Vision premium screens | Yes, at certified theaters | From release day |
| IMAX | No | Not planned |
| Digital purchase or rental | No | Not announced |
| Disney+ | No | Not announced |
| Free online streaming | No legal option | None |
Best theaters to watch Avengers: Doomsday
Infinity Vision-certified screens are the premium option for Avengers: Doomsday, because IMAX screens will show Dune: Part Three.
Disney received more than 7,500 applications from screens worldwide and was still verifying them in June 2026 (Dark Horizons, Thursday, June 25, 2026).
| Theater or chain | Location | Format | Confirmed detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Capitan Theatre | Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California | Infinity Vision certified | Disney-owned; fan events Thursday, December 17 – Sunday, December 20, 2026 |
| Cinemark | United States | Cinemark XD | About 200 auditoriums upgraded for the program |
| Classic Cinemas | Illinois | XQ (4K laser projection, DTS:X sound) | XQ rooms at 12 of 16 locations |
| Cineworld | United Kingdom | 4DX and ScreenX | Lists Avengers: Doomsday among its Infinity Vision films |
| Indian multiplexes | India | Infinity Vision and other premium formats | Opens Thursday, December 17, 2026 |
Sources: Laughing Place; TheWrap; Cineworld.
How to book an Avengers: Doomsday Infinity Vision screening
Book Infinity Vision through the chain’s app or Fandango, and confirm the format label on the showtime. Follow these steps:
- Open Fandango or your theater chain’s app, and search for “Avengers: Doomsday.”
- Filter showtimes by format, and select Infinity Vision or a certified format (Cinemark XD, 4DX, or ScreenX).
- Check the auditorium name on the seat map, because premium and standard rooms often share a showtime list.
- Select reserved seats in the center third of the auditorium for the most even sound and image.
- Avoid any showtime labeled IMAX, since IMAX auditoriums will show Dune: Part Three.
Infinity Vision is not a single projection technology. It is a Disney certification for existing PLF auditoriums that meet its standards for screen size, brightness, and sound. Two Infinity Vision screens can use different hardware.
When will Avengers: Doomsday stream on Disney+?
Disney has not announced a Disney+ date for Avengers: Doomsday as of Monday, November 2, 2026.
The most recent Marvel Studios film offers a reference point: The Fantastic Four: First Steps opened on Friday, July 25, 2025, went on sale digitally in September 2025, and reached Disney+ on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 103 days after release (TheWrap).
A 103-day window from Friday, December 18, 2026, would place a Disney+ release around late March 2027. This is a projection from 1 precedent, not an announced date.
Avengers Doomsday tickets and box office
Avengers: Doomsday tickets are on sale now, with premium seats available since Monday, July 20, 2026.
That date fell about 5 months before release, earlier than any previous Marvel Studios advance sale (Motion Picture Association).
Before booking, use these ticket channels by market:
- United States: Fandango, plus apps for chains such as Cinemark and Classic Cinemas.
- United Kingdom: chain apps such as Cineworld, for screenings from Wednesday, December 16, 2026.
- India: multiplex apps and ticketing platforms, for screenings from Thursday, December 17, 2026.
Avengers: Secret Wars and what comes after Doomsday
Avengers: Secret Wars follows Avengers: Doomsday on Friday, December 17, 2027, 364 days later.
It concludes the Multiverse Saga.
Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars compare on 4 attributes:
- Directors: both are directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo.
- Release month: both open in December, 364 days apart.
- Comic source: Secret Wars takes its title from Marvel’s 1984–1985 and 2015 comic events.
- IMAX: Doomsday has no IMAX release, while Secret Wars has an announced IMAX release (Dark Horizons).
Where to buy Avengers Doomsday tickets
Fandango is the official US ticketing partner for Avengers: Doomsday, and theater chain apps also sell seats directly. Which app works best depends on your country and your nearest theater chain.
- Fandango: compares showtimes across US chains and was the first platform to sell Infinity Vision seats, starting Monday, July 20, 2026.
- AMC Theatres: sells tickets in its own app, including AMC PRIME Infinity Vision screenings. The app crashed under demand when presales opened, so keep Fandango as a backup for busy on-sale days.
- Regal: sells reserved seats in its app, including Regal RX Infinity Vision screenings.
- Cinemark: sells reserved seats in its app, including Cinemark XD screenings.
- Cineworld, ODEON, and Vue: the main booking apps in the United Kingdom, for screenings from Wednesday, December 16, 2026.
- Local chain apps: in other markets, tickets are sold through local cinema chains. TGV Cinemas in Malaysia is one example.
No app sells IMAX tickets for Avengers: Doomsday, because IMAX screens are showing Dune: Part Three. For the largest format, pick a showtime labeled Infinity Vision, AMC PRIME, Regal RX, or Cinemark XD.
Avengers: Doomsday frequently asked questions
Is Avengers: Doomsday out yet?
No. Avengers: Doomsday opens on Wednesday, December 16, 2026, in the UK and Friday, December 18, 2026, in the US. India and Brazil open on Thursday, December 17, 2026.
Is Avengers: Doomsday in IMAX?
No. Avengers: Doomsday has no IMAX release because IMAX gave its December 2026 screens to Dune: Part Three. The premium alternative is Infinity Vision, available at certified auditoriums such as Cinemark XD, 4DX, and ScreenX.
Is Avengers: Doomsday on Disney+?
No. Avengers: Doomsday is a theaters-only release, and Disney has not announced a Disney+ date. Sites offering the full film for free before an official release are unlicensed.
Who is the villain in Avengers: Doomsday?
Doctor Doom, played by Robert Downey Jr., is the villain in Avengers: Doomsday. It is Downey’s first Marvel Studios role since playing Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
Is Avengers: Doomsday the last Avengers movie?
No. Avengers: Secret Wars follows on Friday, December 17, 2027, and concludes the Multiverse Saga.
