Doctor Strange 2 off to blockbuster start. Movie made $185 million in ticket sales this weekend.
Where: United States
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Over the weekend, Doctor Strange 2 grossed an estimated $185 million in American and Canadian theaters.
Doctor Strange 2 grossed over twice as much as the first movie’s $85 million opening in 2016.
The new movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Xochitl Gomez, Patrick Stewart and Elizabeth Olsen was released after several delays and cancellations owing to the pandemic.
Doctor Strange 2 beat The Batman’s $134 million opening but came in behind Spider-Man: Far From Home’s $260.1 million.
The new Marvel Multiverse movie is playing in 4,534 theaters in the US and Canada alone in Disney’s 7th broadest opening ever.
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