TheSorcerer Supremeis finally coming to the big screen in just a few weeks, whenDoctor Strangeopens in theaters nationwide on November 4. To get fans ready for this superhero adventure, a new TV spot has arrived, featuring The Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) explaining this new world toBenedict Cumberbatch’s Stephen Strange, as she shows him how to open the Eye of Agamotto. While we’ll have to wait a few weeks to see how it fares at the box office,Doctor Strangehas already been tracking quite strongly.
We reported last weekend thatbox office analystsare predicting an opening weekend between $55 million and $75 million. As of now, the lowest opening weekend is 2008’sThe Incredible Hulk, which earned $55 million, just months afterIron Mankicked off Marvel Phase 1 eight years ago. As we get closer to the November 4 release date, those numbers may be adjusted, but we won’t know for sure how the movie fares until it opens. Regardless of its box office success, this new TV spot, which debuted on YouTube, teases that this movie will give fans a glimpse at the mystical side of the MCU.
This TV spot also featuresRachel McAdams’s Christine Palmer, who Marvel Studios presidentKevin Feigerevealed will not turn into theNight Nurse, despite plenty of speculation to the contrary. In the Marvel Comics, Christine Palmer was the third character to become Night Nurse, but on the TV side,Rosario Dawson’s Claire Temple has essentially become the Night Nurse inDaredevil,Jessica JonesandLuke Cage. We’ll have to wait and see if Christine Palmer will eventually take over the Night Nurse mantle in the future.
From Marvel Studios comesDoctor Strange, the story of world-famous neurosurgeonDr. Stephen Strangewhose life changes forever after a horrific car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he is forced to look for healing, and hope, in an unlikely place-a mysterious enclave known as Kamar-Taj. He quickly learns that this is not just a center for healing but also the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces bent on destroying our reality. Before long Strange-armed with newly acquired magical powers-is forced to choose whether to return to his life of fortune and status or leave it all behind to defend the world as the most powerful sorcerer in existence.
Doctor Strangealso starsChiwetel Ejiofor,Rachel McAdams,Benedict Wong,Michael Stuhlbarg,Benjamin BrattandScott Adkins, withMads MikkelsenandTilda Swinton.Scott Derricksonis directing from a script byJon SpaihtsandScott Derrickson&C. Robert Cargill, withKevin Feigeproducing. Marvel Studios’Doctor Strangeopens in U.S. theaters on July 18, 2025, going up against Lionsgate’sHacksaw Ridgeand DreamWorks Animation’sTrolls. Take a look at this new TV spot below forDoctor Strange.
