Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is released worldwide on May 6. Similar to other Marvel films, the craze for Doctor Strange 2 has been huge in India and the film starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizebeth Olsen in the lead roles has received rave reviews and is successfully set in the theaters across the country.
Doctor Strange 2, as it is popularly known, collected Rs 97 crores during its opening weekend in India, as shared by film industry tracker Ramesh Bala. Taking to his Twitter account on Sunday night May 8, he wrote: “#DoctorStrange 2 grossing $12.7m [₹ 97 Crs] in India for the opening weekend..5th highest international market after Korea, UK, Mexico and Brazil.”
#DoctorStrange 2 gross receipts of $12.7 million [₹ 97 Crs] in India for the opening weekend..
5th international market after Korea, the United Kingdom, Mexico and Brazil — Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) May 8, 2022
Earlier, fellow business analyst Taran Adarsh revealed that with a collection of Rs 27.50 crore on its opening day, Doctor Strange 2 in the Multiverse of Madness became Hollywood’s fourth biggest debut. in India behind Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home and Avengers: Infinity War.
#DoctorStrange is MARVEL-ous on Day 1… 4TH BIGGEST HOLLYWOOD OPENING in #India… *Day 1* biz…
[2019] #AvengersEndgame: ₹53.10 cr
[2021] #Spider Man: ₹32.67 cr
[2018] #AvengersInfinityWar: ₹31.30cr
[2022] #DoctorStrange: ₹27.50cr#India business. All versions. pic.twitter.com/1VWKthczJw— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) May 7, 2022
His tweet read: “#DoctorStrange is WONDERFUL on Day 1… 4TH BIGGEST HOLLYWOOD OPENING in #India… *Day 1* biz..[2019] #AvengersEndgame: ₹53.10 [2021] #SpiderMan: ₹32.67cr [2018] #AvengersInfinityWar: ₹31.30 cr [2022] #DoctorStrange: ₹27.50 cr #India biz. All Versions”.
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Besides Cumberbatch and Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg and Rachel McAdams also star in the 2016 blockbuster sequel Doctor Strange. It follows the events of the Marvel timeline when Benedict’s Doctor Stephen Strange accidentally opened up the Multiverse in Spider-Man: No Way Home to help Tom Holland’s Spider-Man.
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