Doctor Strange grossed $185 million in North American theaters over the weekend alone, confirming the box office dominance of the Disney Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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The box office was the 11th biggest opening weekend in history. Doctor Strange 2 was the most successful opening weekend of 2022, as well as the second biggest debut ever for COVID-19. Prior to this weekend, Batman held the opening weekend record of the year with $134 million. Spider-Man: No Way Home is still the pandemic’s biggest opening weekend (and second-highest ever) with $260 million.
New Doctor Strange breaks records for Marvel after COVID-era releases with Black Widow debuting at $80M, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings at $75M and The Eternals at $71M due to the pandemic and other unforeseen circumstances, these parts fell short of their predecessors in the number of tickets sold.
Outside the United States, Doctor Strange 2 earned $265 million from 49 territories, for a worldwide total of $450 million. Since the film is unlikely to be released in China, Russia and parts of Ukraine , the makers are counting on repeat viewings from audiences around the world to cross the coveted mark of $ 1 billion. Only ” Spider-Man: No Way Home ” was able to overcome this milestone in the covid era.
At the US box office, the sequel to Doctor Strange surpassed all the box office receipts of its predecessor in one day. On Friday alone, Multiverse of Madness grossed $90 million, while the first part of 2016 brought in $85 million from Friday to Sunday. Tickets for Marvel movies often sell out in advance because fans want to be among the first to see the movie in an attempt to avoid spoilers. Most likely, the sequel will quickly outperform the original film, which finished with $232 million domestically and $677 million globally.
Doctor Strange 2 is the sequel to Sony’s top-grossing Spider-Man: No Way Home, which grossed $1.89 billion worldwide. Thanks to the adventures of Peter Parker as the opening act, and the Disney marketing machine heavily promoting a few unexpected cameos, Doctor Strange may not have caught the attention of a large audience as the franchise is now taking over the small screen on Disney Plus, such as WandaVision . and “ What if..? “.
Imax screens, 3D and other premium formats also boosted the film’s gross, which cost $200 million to produce, not including huge marketing costs. According to Disney, 36% of total ticket sales at the box office came from premium formats. With $33 million from IMAX alone, Doctor Strange ranks among the company’s top 10 global premiere weekends.
Directed by Doctor Strange: Into the Multiverse of Madness Sam Raimi, creator of the original Spider-Man trilogy with Tobey Maguire. The film opens with Benedict Cumberbatch’s sorcerer neurosurgeon casting a dangerous spell that sends him on a journey into the multiverse to face a mysterious new adversary and alternate versions of himself. Alongside Cumberbatch, the film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as Carl Mordo, Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch, Benedict Wong as Wong, and Sochil Gomez as America Chavez, a teenager with the ability to travel between dimensions.
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