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Featured Premiere · In Theaters Dec 18

Avengers: Doomsday

Marvel Studios presents · Directed by Anthony & Joe Russo · With Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom

Dec 18, 2026 Marvel Studios Action · Sci-Fi Also in IMAX

The Avengers assemble again — this time against Victor von Doom — on the biggest movie day of the year. It opens the same day as Dune: Part Three, a head-to-head fans have already nicknamed “Dunesday.”

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Right now the story of the season is December 18, 2026: Marvel's Avengers: Doomsday and Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Three opening on the very same day. Pick a side — or do the double feature.

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Last updated November 6, 2026

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Blockbuster Zone is owned and operated by Sean O'Friel, a movie fan based in New York who built and curates the site himself. Blockbuster Zone is a movie information hub: what's playing in theaters now, what's coming up next, the big dates for 2027, and a Top 10 of the past ten years — the releases, the dates, and the box office, kept straight, with no endless scroll of filler.

The biggest story on the calendar right now is December 18, 2026 — “Dunesday” — when Marvel's Avengers: Doomsday and Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Three open on the very same day.

About the posters and promotional images

Every film on Blockbuster Zone is identified by its own official studio poster or promotional image, credited to its studio in the film's details. The images are shown in low resolution and used under fair use solely to identify each film for editorial information and commentary on this page. All posters and promotional artwork are © their respective studios and rights holders. Blockbuster Zone is not affiliated with or endorsed by any studio, distributor, or theater chain, and the images are never sold or redistributed. If you are a rights holder and would like a credit corrected or an image removed, please get in touch via the Contact Us page and it will be handled promptly.

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