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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had a robust Monday, earning $13.3M and sending the Sam Raimi-directed Marvel movie to $200.7M. That amount of cash arguably is on par with what Avengers: Age of Ultron on its first Monday in 2015 — $13.2M — which put that MCU sequel at $204.4M through four days. Doctor Stran…

MONDAY AM UPDATE: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness came in ahead of Disney’s $185M weekend projection with $187M this morning after a $39M Sunday, -32%. Even though the number is under the low-$190Ms that rivals were seeing, realize that it’s truly about splitting hairs over round numbers. At the end of the…

SUNDAY UPDATE, writethru: Blasting past projections, Disney/Marvel's Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness had a spellbinding weekend at the global and international box office. In 49 material offshore markets, the Benedict Cumberbatch/Elizabeth Olsen-starrer conjured $265M for an estimated $450M worldwide debut…

WRITETHRU after 5:27 PM post: If you’re a major motion picture studio that skipped Comic-Con this year, that might have been a good idea. After skipping San Diego Comic-Con last year, and in the wake of wrapping up what is billed as “The Infinity Saga” across 23 movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe returned in raging…