‘Dr. Strange’ Beats 3 New Releases to Hold Box-Office Lead
Doctor Starnge World Premiere in Hollywood on Oct. 20.
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Walt Disney Co.’s “Doctor Strange” led the box office in North America for a second weekend, turning back challenges from three new releases.
The superhero tale from Disney’s Marvel studio collected an estimated $43 million in weekend sales in the U.S. and Canada, ComScore Inc. said Sunday in an e-mailed statement. “Arrival,” a sci-fi movie from Viacom Inc.’s Paramount Pictures, landed in third place while the comedy “Almost Christmas” placed fourth and the thriller “Shut In” opened in seventh place.