There’s less than a fortnight to go until Doctor Strange opens here in the UK, but our friends across the Pond will have to wait until November 4th before they get to see Benedict Cumberbatch as the Sorcerer Supreme in Marvel’s latest superhero franchise.
Deadline is reporting that with advance tickets going on sale this past Monday, the first box office tracking for the movie is pointing to an opening weekend of between $55 million and $75 million, but this is expected to grow as anticipation continues to build.
In other words, it’s a wild stab in the dark, and as usual when it comes to box office tracking, could be completely wide of the mark…
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Doctor Strange will mark the second November release for Marvel after Thor: The Dark World, which opened with $85.7 million back in 2013. Meanwhile, Marvel’s last non-sequel Ant-Man pulled in $57.2 million when it opened last July.
As the marketing campaign for Doctor Strange continues, Marvel has also unveiled a new ‘Characters’ featurette, which you can watch here…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XebcW47kaO0
Marvel’s Doctor Strange follows the story of the talented neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, must put ego aside and learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions. Based in New York City’s Greenwich Village, Doctor Strange must act as an intermediary between the real world and what lies beyond, utilizing a vast array of metaphysical abilities and artifacts to protect the Marvel cinematic universe.
Doctor Strange is set for release on October 25th in the UK and November 4th in the US, with Scott Derrickson (Sinister) directing a cast that includes Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) as Stephen Strange, Tilda Swinton (Snowpiercer) as The Ancient One, Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) as Baron Mordo, Benedict Wong (The Martian) as Wong, Rachel McAdams (True Detective) as Christine Palmer, Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal) as Kaecilius and Benjamin Bratt (The Infiltrator) in an as-yet-unrevealed role.
Originally published October 13, 2016. Updated April 16, 2018.
