Box Office: ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ Summoning 2022’s Biggest Domestic Opening

The doctor is in.

Marvel’s much-anticipated “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” grossed a sum north of 90 million on Friday, putting the superhero sequel on the path to becoming the biggest domestic opening of 2022 so far.The MCU entry is likely to outpace early box office predictions, which pegged the second “Strange” with a final total of 160 million to 180 million for its first weekend.

Current projections indicate that the film could land a tally higher than 200 million once all the numbers are finalized after Sunday.With nearly 100 million already in the tank from 4,534 locations, Disney’s “Multiverse of Madness” should outpace the 172.5 million debut of Warner Bros.’ comic book competitor “The Batman” to become the biggest domestic box office opening of the calendar year.When all the numbers are tallied, it looks like “Multiverse of Madness” will land a domestic opening more than twice as high as the original 2016 “Doctor Strange,

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