'Doctor Strange 2' tops 5 million admissions

The Korea Times

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Thu, November 30, 2023 | 17:07

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'Doctor Strange 2' tops 5 million admissions

Posted : 2022-05-17 10:51

Updated : 2022-05-17 11:09

From left, Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez, Benedict Wong as Wong and Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange in a scene from "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" in this screen capture released by Marvel Studios. AP-Yonhap

Hollywood blockbuster "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" surpassed 5 million admissions Tuesday, according to industry data.

The latest Marvel Studios' flick hit the milestone at 7:20 a.m., on the 13th day of its theatrical release in Korea, the official box-office data from the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) showed.

It became the fastest movie to top 5 million in the past three years, outmatching the country's biggest pandemic-era hit "Spider-Man: No Way Home," the films' local distributor Walt Disney Company Korea said. "Spider-Man" attracted more than 7.5 million moviegoers.

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen, the sequel to "Doctor Strange" (2016) is about Dr. Stephen Strange's adventure against a terrible threat that looms over humanity and the entire universe throughout the Multiverse.

It is the first blockbuster action film that has been released in Korea since the country lifted nearly all social distancing restraints last month.

Korea is famous for its love of superhero movies, as many Marvel franchises have topped the local box office, including "Avengers: Endgame" (2019), which is the largest foreign movie hit ever in the country with 13.9 million attendees. The first installment of the "Doctor Strange" series saw 5.45 million tickets sold. (Yonhap)