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It looks like 'Dunesday' is really happening
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:56 am
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:56 am
I thought Disney would take the 12/11 weekend after Jumanji moved out, but they've decided to stay with the 12/18 release date. Will you watch one, both, neither? Same day event, perhaps?
Disney is also doing a re-release of Endgame
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“Dunesday”? “Doomsdune”? Whatever the nickname, cinema operators are bracing for a box office battle royale on Dec. 18.
That’s when two of this year’s biggest movies — Disney’s Marvel adventure “Avengers: Doomsday” and Warner Bros. and Legendary’s sci-fi epic “Dune: Part III” — are scheduled to face off in theaters. On one hand, it’s an embarrassment of riches for a business that frequently complains there aren’t enough exciting films to showcase. On the other, it seems like poor planning to expend so much firepower at once. It has left many in the industry to wonder if one of these blockbusters will end up relocating elsewhere on the calendar.
Neither film is expected to blink, which is surprising to box office watchers because there’s so much overlap in the target audience. Although “Doomsday” has four-quadrant appeal, both of the tentpoles have male-skewing fanbases. After all, “Barbenheimer” was a classic case of counter-programming; the two films at the center of the cinematic phenomenon — Greta Gerwig’s bright pink comedy “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s extremely dark historical drama “Oppenheimer” — catered to very different demographics.
Disney is also doing a re-release of Endgame
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Joe Russo Teases ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Re-Release At Sands & Says The Film Will Feature New Footage Set Within The ‘Doomsday’ Narrative: “It’s An Opportunity To Create A Bridge”
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Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:59 am to RLDSC FAN
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Doomsdune”?
What the frick?
Posted on 4/19/26 at 11:59 am to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:09 pm to RLDSC FAN
The prospects of potentially doing a Dune 3 Doomsday double feature is enticing
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:12 pm to Upperdecker
It could turn out to be a pretty cool thing. I figured one of the studios would flinch, but that doesn't appear to be happening
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:17 pm to RLDSC FAN
I can't imagine anyone wanting to sit in the theater for 6 hours straight. You know these are both gonna be 3 hour movies.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:19 pm to Brosef Stalin
They did it for Barbenheimer
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:25 pm to RLDSC FAN
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because of the internal politics of the IMAX exclusivity window.
He could probably just call it the schedule or calendar.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:28 pm to RLDSC FAN
Those movies had very different tones. Dune 3 and Doomsday both look to be fairly dark. Barbie wasn't 3 hours either.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 12:31 pm to Brosef Stalin
My point is it was still a big commitment and people did it in large numbers. I could see this catching on too
Posted on 4/19/26 at 1:07 pm to RLDSC FAN
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Same day event, perhaps
that would not be fun
Posted on 4/19/26 at 1:10 pm to RLDSC FAN
Latest rumored runtime for Dune 3 is 2h 20m. Wouldn’t surprise me since Messiah is less than half the size of the first Dune novel.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 3:36 pm to RLDSC FAN
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I could see this catching on too
What it doesn't have from Barbenheimer is the counter-programming. People made an event of seeing both, but the individual movies appealed to two distinct audience bases.
Dune and Doomsday will likely be very different in tone and quality, but they appeal to the same base demographics.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 3:55 pm to RLDSC FAN
We'll see but I feel like Marvel is more vulnerable than Dune. Dune is the culmination of the trilogy. Marvel is on a very cold streak and hasn't built back up to restore interest. It sounds like the budget on Doomsday is also significantly higher
Posted on 4/19/26 at 3:57 pm to RLDSC FAN
I’ll be seated for Dune 3. Don’t care about the MCU so I’m more likely to see dune 3 twice than see both
Posted on 4/19/26 at 4:08 pm to RLDSC FAN
Dune 3 definitely. 0 interest in Avengers, and this is coming from somebody that saw every single marvel in theatre leading up to Endgame. I’m just completely burned out on super heroes at this point and haven’t watched any Marvel since ant man 3.
I think it’s cool they’re doing it though. Whatever gets people back in theatres I’m a fan of
I think it’s cool they’re doing it though. Whatever gets people back in theatres I’m a fan of
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Posted on 4/19/26 at 4:48 pm to cfish140
Disney's also doing a re-release of Endgame
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They are creating a bridge over all the slop movies since Endgame.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 5:29 pm to Esquire
There's just too much content. Having to watch Disney+ shows to know what's going on is absurd. I don't think movies like no way home, GOTG 3, Thunderbolts, Shang Chi, D&W, are any worse than the Infinity saga. They're actually better than several of those films, IMO.
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