Doctor Strange 2 Earns An Incredible $36 Million In Thursday Night Previews

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Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has finally premiered in theaters after years of delays and anticipation. As if there was any doubt, the Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen film is poised to win the weekend after earning an outstanding $36 million from Thursday night previews.

Set after the events of Avengers: Endgame and WandaVision, Doctor Strange 2 finds the titular sorcerer trying to help Xochitl Gomez's America Chavez, who is being pursued by creatures that are attempting to steal her ability to travel across the multiverse. Enlisting the help of Olsen's Scarlet Witch, our heroes find themselves on a journey across the alternate realities beyond the MCU and encountering a few surprising yet familiar faces along the way,

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Per Deadline, Doctor Strange 2's $36 million from preview screenings is enough for the second-best total from previews during the pandemic. Only Spider-Man: No Way Home has earned more from Thursday night previews during the pandemic after having scored $50 million over the same period back in December 2021. The long-awaited Doctor Strange 2 sequel is currently the eighth-biggest preview earner overall, ranking behind Avengers: Infinity War's $39 million. Furthermore, Doctor Strange 2 is now the fifth-highest Thursday night preview earner for IMAX, having grossed $4.2 million in ticket sales from IMAX theaters.

Doctor Strange 2 is tracking to open with a worldwide total of approximately $300 million, with at least $160 million of that projected to come from the domestic box office. If these figures hold,Doctor Strange 2 will have the biggest opening for a Disney film since the