‘Doctor Strange 2’ Takes $61 Million in 2nd Box Office Weekend, Tops $650 Million Globally
thewrap.comFirst the somewhat bad news: this domestic result represents a 67% drop from the film’s $187 million domestic opening. By comparison, 2015’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” which opened to $191 million and 2016’s “Captain America: Civil War,” which opened to $179 million, had holds of 59.5% and earned second weekend totals of over $70 million.
This is also lower than the $66 million second weekend that “The Batman” earned earlier this year.This is likely attributable to the weaker audience reception for “Doctor Strange 2,” which while still generally positive was not widely praised like the films listed above.
Director Sam Raimi’s signature macabre style may also be decreasing turnout from families with younger children even though it is toned down for a PG-13 rating.
But neither Disney nor theaters will be displeased with these numbers as “Doctor Strange 2” stands at $292 million domestically and $688 million worldwide.
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