HOLLYWOOD - The good news: the box office is expected to blow up when 'Doctor Strange in Multiverse of Madness' opens.

For now, family products are leading a quiet week at the box office as most moviegoers await the release of Marvel’s Doctor Strange.

Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys stays at No. 1, said the Hollywood Reporter.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 remains at No. 2 in its fourth week.

The big-budget specialty pic The Northman comes at No. 4.

This week’s only new wide release was Liam Neeson’s latest action pic, Memory. The indie film managed to come in No. 8. Memory stars Neeson as an aging hitman with early onset dementia who is forced to go on the run.

Story Date: May 6, 2022