World Box Office Weekend Report 6th - 8th May 2022: Doctor Strange 2 opens to a global gross of $450 Million taking 85% of the box office takings this weekend

Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness

The Marvel Cinematic Universe phase 4 starts to come to an end with the release of the sequel to Doctor Strange which this week easily tops the global box office.

The movie which is directed by Sam Raimi takes over 85% of the global box office takings this weekend with a massive $450 Million weekend gross from 50 countries.

This instantly puts the movie inside the top 5 movies of 2022 at number 4.

The road ahead looks good for the Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen starring movie and thinking it will get to $1 Billion, like its Marvel predecessor Spider-Man: No Way Home would not be wrong.

The Bad Guys

Climbing up to number 2 on the chart this weekend is the blockbuster animated movie which has done far better than anyone would have expected.

This weekend the movie took $16.9 Million from 65 countries for a 32% drop over last weekend giving the movie a total gross of $148.1 Million after 8 weeks.

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Falling from the top to number 3 this weekend is the third Fantastic Beasts movie which takes $14.7 Million from 75 countries, a massive 57% drop over last weekend.

The movie has a total gross of $365.7 Million after 5 weeks of release and is the 7th top movie of 2022.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

The video game adaptation falls to 4 this weekend with $14.4 Million from 62 countries, a 44% drop over last weekend.

The movie has taken $349.4 Million over 6 weeks of release and is the 8th top movie of 2022.

The Lost City

Falling to 5 this weekend is the action comedy starring Sandra Bullock which takes $7.9 Million from 58 countries, a 45% drop, giving it a $162.7 Million total.

This weeks top 10 World Box Office films

1. Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness - $452,000,000
2. The Bad Guys - $16,933,000
3. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - $14,750,000
4. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - $14,400,000
5. The Lost City - $7,900,000
6. Downton Abbey: A New Era - $6,595,000
7. The Northman - $4,959,000
8. Everything Everywhere All At Once - $4,050,297
9. Another One - $3,111,000
10. Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween - $3,040,033

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