By Rebecca Rubin
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Doctor Strange and his spellbook of questionable effectiveness grossed $185 million in North American theaters over the weekend, reasserting the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) box office dominance. ), from Disney, after an unstable year for the franchise due to the pandemic.
The “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” timeline represents a return to form for the MCU after the releases of “Black Widow” ($80 million, plus $60 million on Disney Plus), “Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings” (75 million) and “Eternals” (71 million) in the era of Covid-19. Due to the pandemic and other circumstances, these releases have failed to catch up with the franchise’s predecessors in terms of ticket sales.
Doctor Strange’s box office marks the 11th biggest opening weekend in history. Given the difficulty of hitting high box office numbers, “Doctor Strange 2” easily delivered the biggest opening weekend of 2022, as well as the second biggest opening in times of Covid-19.
Prior to this weekend, “Batman” was the year’s biggest opening weekend movie with $134 million. “Spider-Man: No Return Home” still tops the rankings as the biggest opening weekend of the pandemic (and the second biggest of all time), with $ 260 million at the box office.
Overseas, the film grossed $265 million in 49 territories, bringing the global total to $450 million. “Spider-Man: No Return Home” was the only one to pass the 1 billion dollar mark since the pandemic began.
“This is another sensational opening from Marvel, by Marvel’s own mainstream standard,” said David A. Gross, director of film consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research. “’Doctor Strange’ is increasing its ratings with a stronger sequel release.”
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