'Doctor Strange 2' Leads Most Anticipated Movies Of Summer 2022

Los Angeles, April 24 - Marvel Studios' "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" is leading the most anticipated summer 2022 movies in North America, according to a poll by ticketing site, Fandango. The website did a survey on over 6000 people and found that the sequel to 2016's movie is number 1.

Fandango's study also revealed the main factors that moviegoers consider when choosing what they want to watch next on the big screen. In the top 10 most anticipated movies of summer 2022, almost all films in Fandangos' ranking belong to a well-established franchise.



While Marvel's "Doctor Strange 2" takes the top position, the studio's "Thor: Love And Thunder" was voted as the second most anticipated title. In third place comes "Jurassic World Dominion", the final chapter in the new trilogy.

Check out the top 10 most-anticipated summer movies with their respective release date in North America -

1. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (May 6)



2. Thor: Love and Thunder (July 8)

3. Jurassic World Dominion (June 10)

4. Top Gun: Maverick (May 27)



5. Minions: The Rise of Gru (July 1)

6. Lightyear (June 17)

7. Elvis (June 24)

8. Nope (July 22)

9. Bullet Train (July 29)

10. Downton Abbey: A New Era (May 20)

Directed by Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy), "Doctor Strange 2" has been projected to debut between $165 and $205 million at the domestic (North America) box office. The current box office forecast would place Multiverse of Madness between the fifth and ninth-highest domestic opening weekend in MCU history. It could even break into the top 5 biggest MCU movies if it opens to a higher projection.

The movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange, alongside Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Rachel McAdams. In the film, Strange and his allies travel into the multiverse to face a mysterious new adversary.

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