Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness

As with most MCU movie that have such a massive opening weekend the sequel movie to Doctor Strange is no different as it drop 68% on its second weekend.

Still released in 50 countries the movie takes $144.5 Million to give the movie a total $688 Million after 2 weekends of release.

The Bad Guys

Still sitting at number 2 this weekend after a fairly staggered global release is the animated feature from DreamWorks which is released in 67 countries still and takes $13.6 Million on its 9th weekend.

This only a 20% drop after such a lengthy run at the global box office, it gives the movie a total of $165.5 Million.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

The video game based movie climbs back up the global box office one place with the movie showing in 62 countries it takes $9.8 Million over the weekend, a 32% drop.

The movie, which is not the highest grossing video game adapted movie of all time, has taken an amazing $362.8 Million over 7 weeks of release.

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Another big fall for the third Fantastic Beasts movie which drop 57% over last weekend from a huge 75 countries.

The weekend gross of the film is $6.3 Million giving it a total global gross of $376 Million.

Firestarter~2022

Highest new entry of the weekend comes in at number 5 as the (pointless!) remake of the 1984 movie Firestarter makes its debut with $5.8 Million from 41 countries.

About Me

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SaltyPopcorn is where a lifelong obsession with cinema meets 20 years of elite tech experience. Founded by Robert, this premier UK film blog blends sharp movie criticism with deep digital expertise.

The Cinema Roots

Robert's film journey started early at the historic Palace Cinema in High Wycombe. From working at Ritz Video Film Hire (later Blockbuster Express) for 8 years to spending six years studying Film and Culture at university, his passion for the silver screen is deeply rooted.

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