Marvel made another incursion into the box office this weekend, as Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness dominated its way to #1. The Sam Raimi-directed MCU film broke the box office as expected with a $185 million opening. Multiverse of Madness performed slightly above the $160 million to $180 million projected start thanks to high demand and buzz to beat out The Batman’s $134 million start for the best opening of the year so far.
Doctor Strange pushed most everything else down, which of course relegated The Bad Guys to #2. The Universal and Dreamworks animated film brought in $9.8 million in its third frame, down a pretty solid 40% from the previous weekend.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 came in at #3, bringing in $6.2 million in its fifth weekend for a 46% drop.
BOX OFFICE TOP TEN (Three-Day Domestic Numbers)
1. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – $185 million ($185 million total, $450 million WW)
2. The Bad Guys – $9.8 million ($57.6 million total, $148.1 million WW)
3. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – $6.2 million ($169.9 million total, $349.4 million WW)
4. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – $4 million ($86 million total, $363.7 million WW)
5. Everything Everywhere All At Once – $3.3 million ($41.6 million total, $45.4 million WW)
6. The Northman – $2.8 million ($28 million total, $51.6 million WW)
7. The Lost City – $2.5 million ($94.4 million total, $162.8 million WW)
8. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent – $1.5 million ($16.4 million total, $20.8 million WW)
9. Memory – $1.2 million ($5.5 million total, $5.6 million WW)
10. Father Stu – $800,000 million ($19.2 million total, $19.2 million WW)
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