Marvel Studios put tickets on sale tied to the launch of first trailer, which teased an epic battle as the Avengers and X-Men face off against the villainous Doctor Doom.

Those pre-sales are impressive because tickets were only available for premium formats in just 1,000 domestic theaters. When “Avengers: Doomsday” opens the weekend of Dec. 18, the Marvel Cinematic Universe adventure will land on more than 4,000 North American screens. Showtimes for premium formats on Thursday, Dec. 17 and Friday, Dec. 18 are already largely sold out, according to studio insiders, and exhibitors are reportedly adding more screenings for Christmas Day and beyond.

But the comic book empire’s biggest post-pandemic hits were major “Avengers”-esque reunions such as 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home” ($1.9 billion) and “Deadpool & Wolverine.” Marvel is about to deliver another behemoth, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” on July 31.

The three biggest weekends to date were timed to the releases of 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” ($402 million collectively), 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War” ($314 million collectively) and 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($313 million collectively).

Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, “Avengers: Doomsday” is the 39th installment in the sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The movie features a kitchen sink of Avengers and X-Men, including but not limited to Robert Downey Jr. (returning not as Iron Man but as Doctor Doom), Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Paul Rudd, Anthony Mackie, Florence Pugh, Patrick Stewart, Pedro Pascal, Ian McKellen, Letitia Wright and Channing Tatum. Plot details haven’t been confirmed but the logline teases that “beloved heroes from three distinct universes will be set on a deadly collision course and face an existential threat unlike anything they’ve ever encountered.” A sequel, “Avengers: Secret Wars,” is set for 2027.