Doctor Strange 2 ticket presales crown the MCU sequel as this summer’s most anticipated movie

Last Updated on May 3, 2022

Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is casting a powerful spell on MCU fans on their way to the box office. Ahead of the film’s world premiere later this evening, Fandango named Marvel’s Doctor Strange sequel the summer’s most anticipated movie via its big ticket presales datat.

Doctor Strange 2 presales have been super-strong ever since tickets went on sale on April 6. In the Fandango sales cycle, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness sold five times as many tickets as the original Doctor Strange and outpaced such Marvel Studios hits as Captain Marvel, Thor: Ragnarok, and Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2.

In addition to selling scores of tickets to the film, Fandango surveyed to find out why people are excited about the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. After interviewing thousands of fans, this is what Fandango discovered:

• 93% are excited to see more Marvel films exploring the Multiverse.
• 92% look forward to exploring the events following Spider-Man: No Way Home.
• 92% are fans of Benedict Cumberbatch.
• 90% are fans of director Sam Raimi.
• 85% are fans of Elizabeth Olsen.
• 83% are avoiding social media this week to avoid spoilers.
• 78% are fans of “WandaVision.”

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 bought your Doctor Strange 2 presale tickets yet? I’ve got mine locked down for this Thursday, and I can’t wait to check it out.