‘Doctor Strange 2’ Opens to $265 Million at International Box Office, Flies Past $450 Million Globally
08.05.2022 - 20:41
/ variety.com
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the newest timeline-altering tentpole in Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe, captured a huge $265 million in its international box office debut.Those mighty ticket sales represent the second-biggest opening weekend overseas in pandemic times. Sony’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home” still stands as the highest-grossing COVID-era debut with $340 million internationally.The second “Doctor Strange” film, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the goatee-rocking sorcerer, generated $185 million in North America over the weekend, bringing its global tally to a massive $450 million.
That ranks as the fourth-best worldwide opening weekend for a Marvel movie behind “Avengers: Endgame,” “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” MCU or not, Disney estimates that “Doctor Strange 2” also stands as the sixth-biggest global weekend in history. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is currently playing in 49 foreign markets.
The top-grossing territories include Korea with $30 million, the United Kingdom with $24.7 million, Mexico with $21.5 million, Brazil with $16.3 million, India with $12.7 million, Australia with $12.6 million and Germany with $12 million. Notably, the movie did not open in China or Russia, two major markets for MCU movies.“Marvel sequels make over half of their money overseas and foreign was strong for the first ‘Doctor Strange,'” says David A.
Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research. He says that 65.7% of ticket sales for 2016’s “Doctor Strange” came from the international box office.
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