Doctor Strange 2 is #1 for 3rd Week

For the weekend of May 20-22, 2022, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness continued to dominate in its third week. It portends well for the blockbusters coming later this summer that this will at least be better than 2020 or 2021. 

Of the new releases, Downton Abbey: A New Era didn't open as well as the first one, but with its modest budget that may not matter. They'd be justified in greenlighting a third if they so chose.

Men was a low opener for Alex Garland (Annihilation, Ex Machina) but I wonder how much better it would have done with a bigger name in its lead. Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter) may be an Academy-Award nominee, but how many casual moviegoers knew that or even know who she is?

Opens May 27

TOP GUN MAVERICK with Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller and Jon Hamm.

THE BOB'S BURGERS MOVIE with the voices of H. Jon Benjamin and Kristen Schaal.

Doctor Strange is #1 at box office

For the weekend of November 4-6, 2016, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is still going strong. Doctor Strange opened at about the same number as Thor: The Dark World. Sometimes it feels like the MCU is the world's most expensive binge-watch show. Just watch them in chronological order, with Iron Man, Incredible Hulk (pretend it's Ruffalo), Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America, Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers 2, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, and then Doctor Strange. (And then you know, coming soon will be Guardians 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor 3, Black Panther, Avengers 3, Ant-Man 2, Captain Marvel, Avengers 4...)

Despite this competition, the animated Trolls movie did well in its own right. This left Hacksaw Ridge to be the outside new release that suffered.

Moonlight is continuing to soar. Another Oscar-bait movie, Loving, did well.

Opens November 11
ARRIVAL with Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker.
BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK with Joe Alwyn and Kristen Stewart.
ALMOST CHRISTMAS with Gabrielle Union, Danny Glover and Mo'Nique.
SHUT IN with Naomi Watts, Jacob Tremblay, Charlie Heaton and Oliver Platt.