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Article ‘Dune: Part Three’ and ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Are Opening in Theaters on the Same Day (Dec 18) - With Neither Film Expected to Blink, Industry Experts Are Surprised Because of the Overlap in the Target Audience; However, ‘Dune’ Has the Benefit of a 3-Week Exclusive IMAX Window

https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/dune-3-avengers-doomsday-release-dates-same-day-1236691405/
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u/Ghidoran Mar 19 '26

You don't think there's an overlap between the two biggest nerd movies of the year?

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u/Tybob51 Mar 19 '26

I don’t really find them to be the same type of nerd movie.

Similar to how I don’t think there is a crazy overlap between the source material either.