According to a newMCUreport,Avengers: Doomsday’s pre-production costs have already tripled those ofAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and they’re expected to keep rising.Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniahas been one of the biggest box office bombs in the MCU’s history, partly because it only gathered $476 million worldwide, but also in part becauseAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’s budget reached a staggering $388 million. Naturally,Avengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Warsare expected to have the biggest budget in the MCU’s entire Multiverse Saga, but the actual numbers may still exceed expectations.
As reported byForbes, Marvel’s financial statements atAvengers: Doomsday’s current stage of pre-production reflect three times the amount of money spent onAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaniaat a similar point.So far, Marvel Studios has reportedly spent $8 million onAvengers: Doomsday, whereas the studio had only spent $2.5 million onAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,around ten months into its pre-production. Marvel’s reported monthly spending onAvengers: Doomsdaydoubles that of theAnt-Manthreequel: $531,919 against $251,165.
What The Avengers: Doomsday Pre-Production Cost Report Means
Avengers: Doomsday Might Break MCU Budget Records
Avengers: Doomsday’s pre-production costs put the Phase 6 crossover movie’s full budget on track to surpassAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’s $388 million budget and become the most expensive MCU movie to date. UnlikeAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgame,Avengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Warswon’t be filmed back to back. However, their budgets serve as a good point of reference.Avengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgamecost $800 million to $1 billion to make, meaning thatAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Warscould cost up to $2 billion in total.
I’m Confident That Avengers: Doomsday And Secret Wars Will Replicate Infinity War And Endgame’s Success For One $5 Billion Reason
Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars face a few challenges, but they also have one huge advantage that took four previous MCU movies to the next level.
WithAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgamebeing a strong reference point,Avengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Warsshould break the $4.8 billion mark to be considered on par with the Infinity Saga’s two-part ending at the box office.Avengers: Infinity Wargrossed $2.048 billion, andAvengers: Endgamegrossed $2.748 billion. IfAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Warsdo cost considerably more to make, the bar should be expected to rise even further.
Our Take On The Avengers: Doomsday Pre-Production Cost Report
Avengers: Doomsday’s Projected Budget Presents A Challenge For The MCU
The MCU’s box office hasn’t recovered since it took a downward turn in Phase 4. Phase 4 installments such asShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,Eternals, andBlack Widowremain at the very bottom of the MCU’s box office rankings, and Phase 5 movies such asAnt-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaandThe Marvelsfailed to fare any better.Captain America: Brave New Worldis also struggling to climb up the rankings. IfAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars’budget is higher thanAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgame, they have little chance of achieving proportionately higher box office results.
Avengers: Doomsday
Cast
Avengers: Doomsday is the fifth Avengers film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will bring together heroes, new and old, to face off against Victor von Doom - played by the returning Robert Downey Jr.. Avengers 5 will also mark the beginning of phase 6 of the MCU.
