Doctor Strange Projected To Win Second Straight Weekend At Box Office

Doctor Strange cannot be stopped. The highly anticipated Marvel Studios flick has already done wonders with its overseas box office earnings. Its domestic debut also crushed predictions after Doctor Strange raked in more than $85 million. And, now, it looks like the blockbuster is expected to reign supreme for another weekend.

According to the LA Times, Doctor Strange is expected to earn about $42 million this weekend in the U.S. and Canada. DreamWorks' Trolls will likely pull in about $23 million, ranking it second at the box office.

Two new films will also be arriving this weekend, and experts expect them to clash over third place. Paramount Pictures will release Arrival to the tune of about $17-18 million while Universal Pictures will rake in about $15 with Almost Christmas.

Clearly, Doctor Strange appears to be taking charge with its box office pull in a continued show of force. When the film debuted abroad, the superhero flick quickly bewitched moviegoers. Its international box office now stands at well over $300 million.

Really, Marvel Studios should be pleased to hear that the sorcerer supreme has mastered the art of pulling cash out of a hat.

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From Marvel comes DOCTOR STRANGE, the story of world-famous neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange whose life changes forever after a horrific car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he is forced to look for healing, and hope, in an unlikely place – a mysterious enclave known as Kamar-Taj. He quickly learns that this is not just a center for healing but also the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces bent on destroying our reality. Before long Strange – armed with newly acquired magical powers – is forced to choose whether to return to his life of fortune and status or leave it all behind to defend the world as the most powerful sorcerer in existence. Join Strange on his dangerous, mystifying, and totally mind-bending journey.

The cast features Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Star Into Darkness, The Imitation Game), Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Rachel McAdams (Sherlock Holmes), Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man), Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale), and Tilda Swinton (The Grand Budapest Hotel).

The film is directed by Scott Derrickson (Sinister) and written by Derrickson, Jon Spaihts (Prometheus), and C. Robert Cargill (Sinister).

Marvel's Doctor Strange is now casting a spell on audiences everywhere!

[H/T] LA Times