'Doctor Strange 2' Off To Heroic Launch In North America As It Crosses $450M Worldwide

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Mumbai, May 8 - The dominance of Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe at the box office continues as the studios' latest superhero movie "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of the Madness" is off to a heroic start in North America with $187 million in the 3-day opening weekend.

The $187 million launch marks the 11th biggest opening weekend in North American box office history and the biggest of 2022, beating Warner Bros' "The Batman" ($134M). This is also the biggest opening for Dinsey since "The Lion King" ($191M) in 2019. The Sam Raimi-directed movie also came above the industry's 160M-180M projections.



Interestingly, at the domestic box office, the "Doctor Strange" sequel outscored its predecessor's entire opening weekend tally in a single day. "Doctor Strange 2" raked in $90 million on Friday alone, while the 2016 blockbuster brought in $85 million between Friday and Sunday.

Internationally, "Doctor Strange 2" earned a whopping $262.4 million from 49 territories, taking the global total to $449.4 million through Sunday (May 8). Disney will not release the movie in Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine while the movie is also unlikely to play in China.

Meanwhile, India emerged as the 5th biggest international market for "Doctor Strange 2" with approx. $13 million (100 crores) gross. The top overseas markets for the movie are as follows - 1. Korea ($29.1M), 2. the UK ($24.7M), 3. Mexico ($21.5M), 4. Brazil ($16.3M), 5. India ($13M), 6. Australia ($12.6M), 7. Germany ($12M), 8. France ($11M).

"Doctor Strange 2" picks up as Strange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, casts a dangerous spell that forces him to travel into the multiverse to face a mysterious new adversary and alternate versions of himself. Along with Cumberbatch, the cast also includes Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo, Benedict Wong as Wong, and Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez, a teen who can travel between dimensions.

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