**NO Spoilers Ahead**The second installment in the Doctor Strange films for Marvel and Disney is finally out in theaters today! Although the newest Marvel movie came out today, it has already racked up some significant gains just from yesterday’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness previews. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, also known as Doctor Strange 2, has earned $36 million at the North American Box Office just from Thursday evening previews. Doctor Strange 2 has now been scored as the eighth-best preview ever (not counting inflation), just behind Avengers: Infinity War earning $39 million in 2018. If the previews say anything about earnings for opening weekend at the Box Office, Doctor Strange 2 could make above $160 million in domestic alone! If all goes well, this is a great way to kick off the beginning of this year’s summer blockbusters.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had its first trailer teased right after the end credits of Spider-Man: No Way Home. This is the first large Marvel film since the release of Spider-Man in December, which is definitely going to be a tough act to follow. Doctor Strange 2 is also notably the first Marvel movie to incorporate anything that has happened in the Marvel Disney Plus series thus far.
What’s Happening in Doctor Strange 2
The Doctor Strange sequel, directed by Sam Raimi, brings back our favorite wizard from the MCU, Doctor Strange. It’s a post-Spider-Man: No Way Home film filled with horror, comedy, drama, and loaded with action. This PG-13 Marvel movie may be the first MCU film to hit you with jumpscares as it carries a monstrous tone at some points. According to Rotten Tomatoes Movie Info about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,
“the MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.”
What do you think about Marvel already making $36 million just from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness previews? Will you be heading to the theater to watch Doctor Strange 2? Let us know what you think in the comments down below. We love to hear from you here at The Nerd Stash.
