Joe Russo

Why this matters: Variety attributes the $50 million domestic pre-sales figure to Disney. One trade report; Deadline's report of the same figure is not cited, so it is not counted as a second source. No studio publication is in the record.

Evidence

• supportsVariety · 2026-09-09 — ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Has Already Made $50 Million in Pre-Sales, Three Months Before Release

  “Doomsday typically indicates disaster, but for Marvel Studios that term is forecasting a booming box office. Disney reports that the next entry in the sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Avengers: Doomsday,” has already made $50 million in domestic pre-sales, three months before the movie’s Dec. 1”