The long-awaited
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
multiplied admissions to top 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's the second-best launch since the coronavirus pandemic began behind
Spider-Man: No Way Home
,
which 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, grossing nearly ten times more than the same weekend last year.
It relegates far behind the animated film
The Bad Guys
,
outlaw animals struggling to become nice, which only raked in $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
,
a new episode in the saga derived from the world of Harry Potter.
The film recorded $4 million.
Everything everywhere all at once
, a 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 7th 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 Solid Gold Talent
(1.5 million)
9.
Memory Box
(1.2 million)
10.
Father Stu
($800,000)