Box office: ‘Doctor Strange’ conjures $85.1 million

LOS ANGELES – Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” topped a strong weekend at the box office with $85.1 million from North American theaters, according to box office sales reported by the studios on Monday. The success of “Strange” also continues Marvel’s now fourteen-film streak of always opening in first place.

There was more money to go around, too. DreamWorks Animation’s “Trolls” sang its way into the second place spot with $46.6 million, while Mel Gibson’s independently-financed WWII drama “Hacksaw Ridge” took third place with $15.2 million.

Last week’s take / total take (weeks in release)

1. “Doctor Strange” $85,058,311 / $85,058,311 (1)

2. “Trolls” $46,581,142 / $46,581,142 (1)

3. “Hacksaw Ridge” $15,190,758 / $15,190,758 (1)

4. “Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween” $7,731,797 / $64,921,852 (3)

5. “Inferno” $6,165,987 / $25,973,917 (2)

6. “The Accountant” $5,872,303 / $70,780,497 (4)

7. “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” $5,453,273 / $49,113,273 (3)

8. “Ouija: Origin Of Evil” $3,869,765 / $31,259,015 (3)

9. “The Girl On The Train” $2,690,575 / $70,647,940 (5)

10. “Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children” $2,050,229 / $83,284,618 (6)