Doctor Strange Has Ended It’s Theatrical Run

Doctor Strange successfully brought the world of magic to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and as the sun sets on his theatrical run, director Scott Derrickson wanted to send a big thank you to the fans.

The successful Marvel Studios picture is just about ready for home release, wrapping up an incredibly successful run in theaters. Derrickson’s first Marvel foray resulted in plenty of positive reviews (it currently ranks 4.06 out of 5 stars on ComicBook.com’s Composite Rankings), including a Rotten Tomatoes score of 90% and an audience score of 88%. Derrickson tweeted “A week before the Blu-ray release, Doctor Strange has finished its theatrical run. My heartfelt thanks to all who helped make it a success.”

Doctor Strange has also well surpassed its $165 million dollar budget, bringing in $232 domestically with a worldwide total of over $675 million. The Doctor’s big debut was an unqualified success, and fans are heavily anticipating his appearance in next year’s Avengers: Infinity War.

From Marvel Studios 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.

Doctor Strange stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt, and Scott Adkins, with Mads Mikkelsen and Tilda Swinton. Scott Derrickson is directing with Kevin Feige producing. Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Stephen Broussard, Charles Newirth and Stan Lee serve as executive producers. Jon Spaihts and Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill wrote the screenplay.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 hits on May 5, 2017. Next up is Spider-Man: Homecoming on July 7, 2017, with Thor: Ragnarok landing on November 3, 2017. Black Panther debuts on February 16, 2018, followed by the eagerly anticipated Avengers: Infinity War on May 4, 2018. Ant-Man and the Wasp hits on July 6, 2018, with Captain Marvel finally hitting theaters on March 8, 2019.

Doctor Strange hits Digital, DVD, and Blu-ray on February 28, 2017.

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