Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has continued its reign atop the domestic weekend box office by bringing in $61 million in its second weekend.
As reported by Variety, Doctor Strange 2 also added $83.5 million internationally, which helped its global tally reach $688.1 million.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had the 11th best domestic opening of all time, and its second weekend saw a 67% drop from that first outing. That's a bit of a steeper fall than Eternals' 61% and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' 52%, but the latest Doctor Strange movie also had a much higher opening, so a bigger drop is mostly expected.
Dreamworks' The Bad Guys took second place with $6.9 million. In its four weeks in theaters, The Bad Guys has grossed $66.2 million domestically and $165 million globally.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 sped to third place with $4.5 million, and newcomer Firestarter opened up with $3.8 million. While the Stephen King adaptation didn't cost too much to produce, it was still a bit of a disappointing result.
Variety notes that this new take on Firestarter earned less than the original 1984 film starring Drew Barrymore. That film grossed $4.7 million, and that is not adjusted for inflation.
In our Firestarter review, which is also on Peacock, we said, "Despite solid performances from Zac Efron and Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Firestarter feels stifled in story and presentation. Over four decades have passed since the Stephen King novel, so new ideas were needed to resuscitate this twisted tale and have it not feel undercooked -- or even less interesting than other stories that have copied it over the years."
Everything Everywhere All at Once has once again held on to fifth place, earning another $3.3 million in its eighth weekend of release. This second-highest multiverse film currently in theaters has earned $47.1 million domestically so far.
For more on Doctor Strange, read on as to why we believe Scarlet Witch's arc makes total sense, how director Sam Raimi made an MCU horror film with Multiverse of Madness, and every dead MCU character so far.
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Continues Its Reign Atop the Domestic Weekend Box Office - IGN
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