Box Office / May 13-15, 2022

5.16.22

Hello! Dr. Strange has conquered the top spot for the second straight week. Here’s what The Hollywood Reporter has to say…

Marvel Studios and Disney’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, finished its second weekend with nearly $700 million in global ticket sales.

Directed by Sam Raimi, the sequel grossed $61 million from 4,534 theaters for a 10-day domestic total of $291.9 million. The film dipped 67 percent from its $187 million opening; Disney had hoped for a decline more in the 65 percent range. (Spider-Man: No Way Home also fell 67 percent after its mega-$260 million debut.)

Doctor Strange’s weekend began with a Friday tally of $16.7 million.

Overseas, the superhero pic earned another $83.5 million for a foreign total of $396.2 million and global haul of $688.1 million.

Doctor Strange 2 easily stayed atop the chart as new offering Firestarter — based on the Stephen King tale — flamed out. The Universal and Blumhouse pic opened to $3.8 million from 3,412 cinemas.

Firestarter debuted day and date on Universal Pictures’ sister streaming service Peacock, making box office comparisons difficult. Poor reviews and a C- CinemaScore certainly didn’t help.

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Lets take a look at this box office update, courtesy of IMDb and Box Office Mojo.

Credit source: IMDb & Box Office Mojo

Top Box Office (US)

Weekend of May 13 – 15, 2022

TitleWeekendGrossWeeks
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness$61.0M$291.9M2
The Bad Guys$6.9M$66.3M4
Sonic the Hedgehog 2$4.6M$175.7M6
Firestarter$3.8M$3.8M1
Everything Everywhere All at Once$3.3M$47.1M8
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore$2.4M$90.0M5
The Lost City$1.7M$97.2M8
The Northman$1.7M$31.2M4
Family Camp$1.4M$1.4M1
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent$1.1M$18.2M4

Reported by Box Office Mojo © 2022


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Just a small international or global update…

Data as of May 15, 13:06 PDT

AreaWeekendReleases#1 ReleaseDistributorWeekend Gross
Weekend Ending May 15, 2022
ChinaMay 13-151The Bad GuysUniversal Pictures International (UPI)$4,007,000

Until next week!

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