Conjuring a spell at Indian BO! ‘Doctor Strange’ becomes the 4th-highest Hollywood grosser, mints more than Rs 50 cr in two days

‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ enjoyed a blockbuster opening at the Indian box office, and minted Rs 28 crore on the first day, and crossed Rs 50 crore mark in day two, according to film trade pundits.

Film analyst and critic, Taran Adarsh claims that this Benedict Cumberbatch starrer film entered the list of highest Hollywood openers at number four, trailing behind only to the mammoth openings of other Marvel films like – ‘Avengers:Endgame’ which earned Rs 53.10 crore on day one, the last ‘Spider-Man’ film which grossed Rs 32.67 crore on Indian grounds on opening day, and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ which garnered Rs 31.30 crore.
While the Sunday numbers are not in yet, a report in Koimoi, an entertainment portal, claims that early trends predict the movie may have minted close to Rs 25-27 crore on its first Sunday outing at the box office, taking its total collection in India to a whopping Rs 78.40 crore to Rs 80.40 crore.


In India, the Marvel fan base comprises the age group between 15–35 and they were eagerly waiting for the film to premiere as the advance booking of the film indicated. 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' had collected over Rs 10 cr in pre-sale booking in India even before the film hit the theaters.

Internationally too, the film has managed to cause quite a frenzy, snagging $185 million on the day of its box office debut. It also had the biggest opening weekend of the year, the second-biggest of the pandemic era and the film became 11th biggest all-time opener, according to an AFP report.

The film, directed by Sam Raimi, sees Cumberbatch reprising the titular character of Doctor Strange and follows him as he tries to contain the aftermath of the multiverse-fracturing spell he cast in the 2021 hit film 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' -- which caused villains from across the multiverse to spill over into the central Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline.

It also stars Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Rachel McAdams in key roles.