Doctor Strange 2 casts an annihilation spell on Fandango’s first day 2022 sales record

Marvel Studios‘ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is casting a powerful spell on ticket sales this week. Doctor Strange 2 tickets went on sale yesterday (Wednesday), and Fandango was blown away by the demand to secure seats to Marvel’s next blockbuster adventure. While Fandango did not provide an exact amount, the ticket distributor says it sold more tickets to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness than any other 2022 theatrical release.

“The epic first day of presales for ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ proves fans are beyond excited to experience all the thrills, chills, and blockbuster surprises Marvel Studios is known to deliver,” says Fandango Managing Editor Erik Davis.

Naturally, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has sold the most tickets since the release of Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home. Like No Way Home, Doctor Strange 2 promises to have several surprises for Marvel fans, including several cameos that no one will expect. The latest TV spot for the film teases lots of over-the-top action, callbacks to other Marvel releases, and perhaps a death that will shake superhero fans to their core.

The film’s director, Sam Raimi, also sat down for an interview with Fandango that you can read HERE. During that conversation, he was asked about producer Kevin Feige’s quote that this film will make fans of Evil Dead 2 very happy. Raimi replied, “I think what [Kevin] meant, from my point of view, is that this film has a flavor of horror to it. I think when the original director, Scott Derrickson, and Kevin promoted the coming of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, they said that it was going to be the first Marvel superhero film that had an element of horror to it. I hope I’m not misquoting them. But even after Scott left the picture due to creative differences, that was still the mandate — to make the first Marvel film that had an element of horror. So, I kept true to their original statements. I think that’s what Kevin means because it is spooky at some times and scary at others. It’s unknown what you’ll find in the multiverse. It’s within that unknown that suspense and darkness exist—a tool to titillate the audience’s fear. Plus, Doctor Strange in the comics has always dealt in universes and dimensions that were quite spooky, so we tried to bring some of that into this film.”

Here’s the official synopsis for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness:

In Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange; Benedict Wong as Wong; Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mordo; Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer; Michael Stuhlbarg as Nicodemus West, Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch; and Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez, aka America Chavez. Bruce Campbell is expected to make an appearance as well.

Have you picked up your Doctor Strange 2 tickets yet? Do you think this movie will be bigger than Spider-Man: No Way Home? Let us know in the comments.