The debut weekend for Disney-Marvel’s mystical “Doctor Strange” has gotten a major upgrade, now expected to earn north of $80 million after making $32.6 million on Friday night alone.
That’s significantly higher than predictions of $73 million made earlier in the week (though Disney is being more conservative with current estimates set in the high seventies).
The Benedict Cumberbatch movie has already amassed more than $100 million overseas and will be the 14th consecutive Marvel Cinematic Universe title to debut in first place domestically.
The first film adaptation of the comic book is poised to bring in a tidy sum from 3,882 locations this weekend against its sizable production budget of $165 million — not counting marketing costs.