The latest Avengers trailer has shattered viewership records, surpassing 1 billion views in a remarkably short time after its release. Marvel fandom has exploded across all major social media platforms….

‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Teaser Trailers Top a Marvelous 1 Billion Combined Views

It’s a massive sum, considering the numbers were not boosted by tying into a TV broadcast event.

By Aaron Couch

Letitia Wright in the teaser for 'Avengers: Doomsday'

Letitia Wright in the latest teaser for ‘Avengers: Doomsday.’ Courtesy of Disney

In mid-December, Marvel Studios embarked on a rarity in modern movie marketing when it released a teaser for Avengers: Doomsday solely in theaters. Typically, a launch for a movie of that would size hit online immediately, and might be tied to a big TV broadcast, like a championship sporting event, to help boost the numbers.

But the low-key teaser focusing on Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers played exclusively in theaters in front of Avatar: Fire & Ash before debuting online five days later. Three more teasers followed weekly in theaters, with spots featuring Thor and The X-Men, as well as a fourth and final centering on Black Panther‘s Shuri and M’Baku meet Ben Grimm from Fantastic Four.