The second opus of the wizard with the red cape, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesstopped the box office in North America.
The highly anticipated Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has multiplied admissions to climb to the top of the box office in North America, according to provisional figures published on Sunday May 8 by the specialized firm Exhibitor Relations.
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The sequel to The Adventures of the Red Cloaked Wizard, which sees the Marvel hero played by Benedict Cumberbatch explore parallel worlds, grossed $185 million in three days, leaving only crumbs for the competition. It is the second best launch since the start of the coronavirus pandemic behind Spider-Man: No Way Home , which had previously successfully visited co-existing parallel worlds grossing $260 million in 2021.
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The success of Dr Strange shows that the box office is done with the dark days of the pandemic, registering nearly ten times more revenue than the same weekend last year. It relegates far behind the animated film The bad guys , outlaw animals struggling to become nice, who rake in just $9.8 million in three days.
We find in third place another animal, the blue hedgehog which collects 6.2 million with sonic 2 . More animals, fantastic this time, in fourth place with Dumbledore’s secrets , new episode of the saga derived from the world of Harry Potter. The film recorded $4 million. Everything everywhere all at oncea feature film also traveling to the absurd in the universe of parallel worlds, completes the top 5 with 3.3 million in revenue for its 7and week.
Here is the rest of the Top 10:
6. The Northman ($2.8 million)
7. The Secret of the Lost City (2.5 million)
8. A talent in solid gold (1.5 million)
9. Memory Box (1.2 million)
10. Father Stu ($800,000)
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