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Avengers: Doomsday vs Spider-Man: Brand New Day

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Quick Answer: Will Avengers: Doomsday or Spider-Man: Brand New Day win 2026 at the box office?

Neither Avengers: Doomsday nor Spider-Man: Brand New Day has a verified Celluloid Score yet. Calendar math favors Spider-Man’s July window; Doomsday’s December stack may win opening-weekend noise but lose the calendar year. Compare release facts, trailers and casts below.

The matchup

Calendar math favors Spider-Man’s July window; Doomsday’s December stack may win opening-weekend noise but lose the calendar year.

Both are unreleased MCU tentpoles without Celluloid Scores yet. Compare casts, trailers, and release timing — not critic percentages — until embargos lift. Brand New Day opens mid-year with a longer earning runway; Doomsday lands as an event close to awards season. Use this page for framing, then follow each title page after scores publish.

Full ranking of released 2026 titles: Best of 2026. More head-to-heads: Compare hub.

Avengers: Doomsday (2026)

Anthony and Joe Russo · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi · 2h 45m

United States · English · Dec 18, 2026

Coming soon — no verified score yet

Not yet reviewed — opens December 18, 2026. The Russo brothers return for the first full Avengers ensemble since Endgame; the July 20 trailer unveils Downey as Doctor Doom. Celluloid Score arrives when critic embargos lift.

Beloved heroes from three distinct universes are set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they have ever encountered — as Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.) forces the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and gifted mutants into an unthinkable alliance.

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

Destin Daniel Cretton · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi · 2h 25m

United States · English · Jul 31, 2026

Review pending — no verified score yet

Not yet reviewed — opens July 31, 2026. Destin Daniel Cretton directs Tom Holland's fourth solo outing as a street-level MCU reset after No Way Home; Celluloid Score arrives when critic embargos lift.

Four years after the world forgot Peter Parker, Spider-Man patrols New York full-time while his friends move on without him. A powerful new villain no one can see forces Peter to confront a transformation he may not be able to control — and allies old and new to stand with him.

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Score breakdown

Signal Avengers: Doomsday Spider-Man: Brand New Day
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Editorial rating — —
Audience snapshot (excluded) — —
Metascore — —
Letterboxd — 0
IMDb — 0
Runtime 2h 45m 2h 25m
Country United States United States

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