A new character has just been teased forAvengers: Doomsday, giving the film’s box office a $2.9 billion boost. Thecast list forAvengers: Doomsdayis perhaps the most extensive in the entire MCU, yet there are more announcements expected in the future. This would makeAvengers: Doomsday’s storythe most ambitious in the franchise.
Not only will the film have to showcase the true villain of the Multiverse Saga, Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom, but it will have to balance several MCU heroes, too. With the returning directing duo of the Russo Brothers for theupcoming Marvel movie, this is certainly possible. Even with additional characters,Avengers: Doomsdayis highly anticipated.
This anticipation has only grown recently, with a new character teased for the movie. This character starred in one of the best MCU movies in recent years, and could ensureAvengers: Doomsdayis a box office hit due to their own $2.9 billion franchise.
Ryan Reynolds Has Teased Deadpool’s Inclusion In Avengers: Doomsday
The character in question is Deadpool. Deadpool last appeared inDeadpool & Wolverine, with actorRyan Reynoldshinting at his future as the character. Reynolds took to Instagram to post an image of the iconicAvengerslogo with a distinct twist. The logo has another “A” sprayed over the top in an anarchic style, hinting at Deadpool’s involvement inAvengers: Doomsday.
If Deadpool can be described as anything, it is anarchic. The character is a symbol of breaking conventions in Marvel Comics, theX-Menmovie timeline, and the MCU afterDeadpool & Wolverine. This post from Reynolds hints that Deadpool’s chaotic ways will overtake the Avengers, seemingly implying his role in the currently in-productionAvengers: Doomsday.
Avengers: Doomsday’s Box Office Hopes Just Received A Massive Boost
Perhaps the biggest source of discourse concerning the MCU of late has been the franchise’s box office totals. The MCU has not been as consistently successful as it was during the 2010s, specifically between 2012 and 2019. As a result, the conversation has turned to whetherAvengers: Doomsdaywill reach the heights of its predecessors.
The lowest-grossingAvengersmovie wasAge of Ultronwith just under $1.4 billion. 2012’sThe Avengersearned $1.5 billion, whileAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgameboth cracked the $2 billion milestone. The former earned a worldwide total of $2.04 billion, with the latter shattering records with a $2.7 billion haul.
Even in light of the MCU’s recent box office issues,Avengers: Doomsdayis at least expected to outgrossThe AvengersandAvengers: Age of Ultron. With the potential addition of Deadpool,Avengers: Doomsdayhas all but guaranteed this. Deadpool has proven to be an incredibly popular character since his cinematic debut.
The threeDeadpoolmovies have earned a total of $2.9 billionat the worldwide box office. The first two movies earned $780 million apiece, whileDeadpool & Wolverineearned over $1.3 billion. With these totals in mind,Avengers: Doomsdaymay have received a boost worth $2.9 billion, should Reynolds' tease, indeed, be setting up Deadpool’s role in the film.
Marvel’s Recent Box Office Totals Explain Exactly Why Avengers: Doomsday May Need Deadpool
As already alluded to, the MCU’s recent box office trends could explain whyAvengers: Doomsdayneeds Deadpool. Of the last seven movies released in the MCU, only two have been truly profitable. One of these was the aforementionedDeadpool & Wolverinewith its $1.3 billion gross, and the other wasGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3with an $845 million gross.
Movies likeAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, The Marvels, andCaptain America: Brave New Worldhave failed recently for Marvel Studios. The former two have marked the biggest flops for Marvel Studios in its history, withAnt-Man 3costing a massive budget of $380 million andThe Marvelsbecoming thelowest-grossing movie in the MCUwith only a $200 million haul.
Even the Marvel movies of 2025 that were considered a return to form for the franchise, such asThunderboltsandThe Fantastic Four: First Steps,have been relatively underwhelmingat the box office.Thunderboltsonly earned $380 million at the box office against a $180 million budget, whileThe Fantastic Four: First Stepshas earned $435 million on a $200 million budget.
Evidently, this is a worrying trend for Marvel Studios going into important movies likeAvengers: Doomsday. The movie needs to be a success both critically and commercially to justify the return of the Russo Brothers and Robert Downey Jr., as well as to set up thestory ofAvengers: Secret Warsand whatever comes after.
Taking into account this recent string of box office disappointments,Avengers: Doomsdayneeds Deadpool. As mentioned,Deadpool & Wolverineis the most profitable Marvel movie in years.Deadpool & Wolverineis only the second MCU movie to cross the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office since 2019.
The film is the sixth-highest-grossing in the entire MCU, only being bested by the fourAvengersmovies and 2021’sSpider-Man: No Way Home.This all proves how much of a boost Deadpool is toAvengers: Doomsday,especially afterDeadpool & Wolverine, with the Merc with a Mouth taking $2.9 billion worth of excitement into the upcoming movie, if he is a part of it.
