PARAA - 'Doctor Strange' easily repeats atop home box-office chart

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (NYSE:DIS) repeated atop the domestic box-office chart - unsurprising, with little competition this month, though business fell off considerably. The film grossed $61 million across 4,534 North American theaters in its second weekend, about 67% worse than its dominating opening outing. That's still more than $50 million better than its runner-ups: Animated film The Bad Guys (CMCSA) grossed $7 million in its fourth weekend, while Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PARA) (PARAA) grabbed $4.7 million. And those were all better than the weekend's strongest debut, Firestarter (CMCSA), a critically panned remake of the 1984 film based on Stephen King's novel. The remake disappointed with just $3.8 million despite rolling out to 3,412 theaters; the original Firestarter did far better with its opening, grossing $4.7 million (in 1984 dollars). The new version may have taken a hit, though, from a simultaneous release on NBCU's Peacock.

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'Doctor Strange' easily repeats atop home box-office chart