Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has continued its reign atop the domestic weekend box office by bringing in $61 million in its second weekend.

As reported by Variety, Doctor Strange 2 also added $83.5 million internationally, which helped its global tally reach $688.1 million.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness had the 11th best domestic opening of all time, and its second weekend saw a 67% drop from that first outing. That's a bit of a steeper fall than Eternals' 61% and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' 52%, but the latest Doctor Strange movie also had a much higher opening, so a bigger drop is mostly expected.

Dreamworks' The Bad Guys took second place with $6.9 million. In its four weeks in theaters, The Bad Guys has grossed $66.2 million domestically and $165 million globally.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 sped to third place with $4.5 million, and newcomer Firestarter opened up with $3.8 million. While the Stephen King adaptation didn't cost too much to produce, it was still a bit of a disappointing result.

Variety notes that this new take on Firestarter earned less than the original 1984 film starring Drew Barrymore. That film grossed $4.7 million, and that is not adjusted for inflation.

In our Firestarter review, which is also on Peacock, we said, "Despite solid performances from Zac Efron and Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Firestarter feels stifled in story and presentation. Over four decades have passed since the Stephen King novel, so new ideas were needed to resuscitate this twisted tale and have it not feel undercooked -- or even less interesting than other stories that have copied it over the years."

Everything Everywhere All at Once has once again held on to fifth place, earning another $3.3 million in its eighth weekend of release. This second-highest multiverse film currently in theaters has earned $47.1 million domestically so far.

For more on Doctor Strange, read on as to why we believe Scarlet Witch's arc makes total sense, how director Sam Raimi made an MCU horror film with Multiverse of Madness, and every dead MCU character so far.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

In celebration of Friday the 13th, founder and CEO of Striking Distance Glen Schofield has not only teased that news for The Callisto Protocol is on its way next week, but he also shared a terrifying close-up of one of the game's creatures.

Schofield, who was also the creator of Dead Space, shared the news on Twitter for the game that is set in the universe of PUBG and is scheduled to be released on PC and consoles in 2022.

If you don’t already follow @CallistoTheGame now might be a good time to start. Look for some news next week. Until then, here’s a closeup of one of the creatures from our world class character team. They’re incredible. Happy Friday the 13th! Get ready! pic.twitter.com/u9xDxJ4CbC

— Glen A. Schofield (@GlenSchofield) May 13, 2022

"If you don’t already follow @CallistoTheGame now might be a good time to start," Schofield wrote. "Look for some news next week. Until then, here’s a closeup of one of the creatures from our world class character team. They’re incredible. Happy Friday the 13th! Get ready!"

The image is an extreme close-up and it is hard to decipher exactly what it is, but it looks straight out of a nightmare and lends weight Schofield's previous comments of wanting The Callisto Protocol to be "the scariest game on next-gen platforms."

The Callisto Protocol was announced at The Game Awards 2020 and is a single-player, third-person survival horror adventure that looks to take place in 2320 on the Jupiter moon of Callisto.

In the game, players will needs to "survive unspeakable horrors as they escape Black Iron [Prison] and uncover the dark secrets of the mysterious United Jupiter Company."

In February 2021, Striking Distance revealed it was teaming up with Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and his company Skybound Entertainment to expand the reach of The Callisto Protocol as an IP.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

In celebration of Friday the 13th, founder and CEO of Striking Distance Glen Schofield has not only teased that news for The Callisto Protocol is on its way next week, but he also shared a terrifying close-up of one of the game's creatures.

Schofield, who was also the creator of Dead Space, shared the news on Twitter for the game that is set in the universe of PUBG and is scheduled to be released on PC and consoles in 2022.

If you don’t already follow @CallistoTheGame now might be a good time to start. Look for some news next week. Until then, here’s a closeup of one of the creatures from our world class character team. They’re incredible. Happy Friday the 13th! Get ready! pic.twitter.com/u9xDxJ4CbC

— Glen A. Schofield (@GlenSchofield) May 13, 2022

"If you don’t already follow @CallistoTheGame now might be a good time to start," Schofield wrote. "Look for some news next week. Until then, here’s a closeup of one of the creatures from our world class character team. They’re incredible. Happy Friday the 13th! Get ready!"

The image is an extreme close-up and it is hard to decipher exactly what it is, but it looks straight out of a nightmare and lends weight Schofield's previous comments of wanting The Callisto Protocol to be "the scariest game on next-gen platforms."

The Callisto Protocol was announced at The Game Awards 2020 and is a single-player, third-person survival horror adventure that looks to take place in 2320 on the Jupiter moon of Callisto.

In the game, players will needs to "survive unspeakable horrors as they escape Black Iron [Prison] and uncover the dark secrets of the mysterious United Jupiter Company."

In February 2021, Striking Distance revealed it was teaming up with Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and his company Skybound Entertainment to expand the reach of The Callisto Protocol as an IP.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Genshin Impact developers HoYoverse have officially announced their latest ARPG titled Zenless Zone Zero, a brand-new urban fantasy HoYoverse IP set in a world in which contemporary civilization has been destroyed by a supernatural disaster known as the Hollows.

Players in the game take on the role of a Proxy, a special professional who guides people in their exploration of Hollows. Players are tasked with helping them explore the Hollows, battle their enemies, and achieve their goals. In the process, they’ll come to learn more about their story and their place in it.

“We would like to invite players to discover [New Eridu], the last shelter for urban civilization due to the calamity [Hollows]. Together with a group of distinctive partners, they will fight alongside each other and unravel the mysteries in this post-apocalyptic world,” HoYoverse says in a press release.

In New Eridu, a post-apocalyptic metropolitan city, players will embark on an adventure with diverse characters and experience action-oriented combat.

Alongside the title release, HoYoverse also released this trailer, which features a look into the game’s characters, “futuristic and 3D anime-style art,” and world. Featured in the trailer are the game’s protagonists, Unagi, Billy, Anbi, and NosTradamus, alongside a closer look into New Eridu and the monsters ravaging it.

It featured a mix of gameplay, cutscenes, and what seems to be an arena-based type of combat system, where players fight off the Ethereal in preset combat stages as opposed to in an open world.

Each character comes equipped with their own set of weapons and distinct abilities, like NosTradamus’ mobile railgun, Billy’s dual pistols, and Unagi’s sword, all which should provide players with unique gameplay opportunities tailored to your favorite combat preferences — be it blasting away from a safe distance or up close and personal.

“Besides the engaging story, this 3D anime style title features a fluid, cinematic action-oriented combat system. While fighting Ethereal, players can take control of different characters to unleash electrifying skills and unlimited QTE combos. The game has also developed a Roguelike gameplay mechanism that awaits exploration,” HoYoverse says.

Though a release date is yet to be announced, the game’s closed beta sign-up is available, and though the beta’s kick-off date and schedule will be revealed later, you can already sign up for it on the game’s official website.

HoYoverse were the developers behind games like the acclaimed Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Impact 3rd, and Tears of Themis, as well as the virtual character Lumi, N0va Desktop App, anime, manga, light novels, and music.

The game will be released on both PC and iOS, and you can check out IGN’s review of Genshin Impact here.

Diego Ramos Bechara is a freelance writer at IGN.

Genshin Impact developers HoYoverse have officially announced their latest ARPG titled Zenless Zone Zero, a brand-new urban fantasy HoYoverse IP set in a world in which contemporary civilization has been destroyed by a supernatural disaster known as the Hollows.

Players in the game take on the role of a Proxy, a special professional who guides people in their exploration of Hollows. Players are tasked with helping them explore the Hollows, battle their enemies, and achieve their goals. In the process, they’ll come to learn more about their story and their place in it.

“We would like to invite players to discover [New Eridu], the last shelter for urban civilization due to the calamity [Hollows]. Together with a group of distinctive partners, they will fight alongside each other and unravel the mysteries in this post-apocalyptic world,” HoYoverse says in a press release.

In New Eridu, a post-apocalyptic metropolitan city, players will embark on an adventure with diverse characters and experience action-oriented combat.

Alongside the title release, HoYoverse also released this trailer, which features a look into the game’s characters, “futuristic and 3D anime-style art,” and world. Featured in the trailer are the game’s protagonists, Unagi, Billy, Anbi, and NosTradamus, alongside a closer look into New Eridu and the monsters ravaging it.

It featured a mix of gameplay, cutscenes, and what seems to be an arena-based type of combat system, where players fight off the Ethereal in preset combat stages as opposed to in an open world.

Each character comes equipped with their own set of weapons and distinct abilities, like NosTradamus’ mobile railgun, Billy’s dual pistols, and Unagi’s sword, all which should provide players with unique gameplay opportunities tailored to your favorite combat preferences — be it blasting away from a safe distance or up close and personal.

“Besides the engaging story, this 3D anime style title features a fluid, cinematic action-oriented combat system. While fighting Ethereal, players can take control of different characters to unleash electrifying skills and unlimited QTE combos. The game has also developed a Roguelike gameplay mechanism that awaits exploration,” HoYoverse says.

Though a release date is yet to be announced, the game’s closed beta sign-up is available, and though the beta’s kick-off date and schedule will be revealed later, you can already sign up for it on the game’s official website.

HoYoverse were the developers behind games like the acclaimed Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Impact 3rd, and Tears of Themis, as well as the virtual character Lumi, N0va Desktop App, anime, manga, light novels, and music.

The game will be released on both PC and iOS, and you can check out IGN’s review of Genshin Impact here.

Diego Ramos Bechara is a freelance writer at IGN.

One of the biggest challenges to our traditional understanding of the cosmos is something called the "satellite disk problem." In essence, scientists are confused because smaller galaxies orbit larger galaxies in thin, flat planes rather than the messier orbits that would be expected under the Lambda cold dark matter (ΛCDM) model — the "fanastically successful paradigm" that defines how we observe space.

In order to get around this issue, scientists are now positing that particles called "symmetrons" are generating invisible walls in space, which astronomers refer to as "domain walls." This in turn creates what astronomers Aneesh Naik and Clare Burrage of the University of Nottingham describe as a potential "fifth force" in physics.

In a new article found here, as reported by BGR, the pair say they were able to demonstrate the effect using a "simple simulations of a toy model comprising point-like satellites and an infinite domain wall." The new theory is notable because it explains the satellite disk problem without doing away with dark matter.

Dark matter is a nonluminous material that accounts for approximately 85 percent of the matter in the universe. It can take several forms, from weakly interacting particles to high-energy randomly moving particles created in the wake of the Big Bang.

Dark matter is still not well understood by scientists. Just recently, scientists were baffled by a diffuse galaxy that appeared to be lacking dark matter. Like so much of the rest of the universe, its true nature remains a mystery.

In the meantime, scientists will continue to investigate the potential of "symmetrons" with more detailed simulations. For more science news, check out how NASA is planning to use Unreal Engine 5 to prepare astronauts for Mars, as well as how newly-discovered fossils reveal the ways in which ancient dogs differed from our own faithful companions.

Blogroll Image Credit: NASA Image and Video Library

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.

One of the biggest challenges to our traditional understanding of the cosmos is something called the "satellite disk problem." In essence, scientists are confused because smaller galaxies orbit larger galaxies in thin, flat planes rather than the messier orbits that would be expected under the Lambda cold dark matter (ΛCDM) model — the "fanastically successful paradigm" that defines how we observe space.

In order to get around this issue, scientists are now positing that particles called "symmetrons" are generating invisible walls in space, which astronomers refer to as "domain walls." This in turn creates what astronomers Aneesh Naik and Clare Burrage of the University of Nottingham describe as a potential "fifth force" in physics.

In a new article found here, as reported by BGR, the pair say they were able to demonstrate the effect using a "simple simulations of a toy model comprising point-like satellites and an infinite domain wall." The new theory is notable because it explains the satellite disk problem without doing away with dark matter.

Dark matter is a nonluminous material that accounts for approximately 85 percent of the matter in the universe. It can take several forms, from weakly interacting particles to high-energy randomly moving particles created in the wake of the Big Bang.

Dark matter is still not well understood by scientists. Just recently, scientists were baffled by a diffuse galaxy that appeared to be lacking dark matter. Like so much of the rest of the universe, its true nature remains a mystery.

In the meantime, scientists will continue to investigate the potential of "symmetrons" with more detailed simulations. For more science news, check out how NASA is planning to use Unreal Engine 5 to prepare astronauts for Mars, as well as how newly-discovered fossils reveal the ways in which ancient dogs differed from our own faithful companions.

Blogroll Image Credit: NASA Image and Video Library

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.

After an absolutely wild Season 3 ending cliffhanger, What We Do in the Shadows is on its way back for a fourth season on July 12.

Grab the colorful dust that sparkles because @theshadowsfx returns July 12 on FX. Stream on @hulu. pic.twitter.com/qOQCcMuBkq

— FX Networks (@FXNetworks) May 13, 2022

Spoilers for the end of What We Do in the Shadows Season 3 follow:

The most recent episode of What We Do in the Shadows ended on a doozy of a cliffhanger that we'll hopefully see resolved with the start of season 4. In the penultimate episode, Colin Robinson died as a part of an energy vampire's natural life span of 100 years, ridding the Long Island vampire house of one of its most iconic members.

The final episode then saw Nandor, Nadja, Laszlo, and Guillermo in various attitudes of mourning before they finally began to part ways. But when Laszlo runs across a baby Colin that has emerged from his corpse, he sabotages the others' plans and sends Guillermo to England with Nadja while Nandor leaves on a world tour alone. With everyone scattered and Colin Robinson now a baby, What We Do in the Shadows season 4 will have some interesting work to do to gather the gang together again for more hyjinks.

Spoilers end here.

It's been a mercifully short wait since the end of season 3 in late 2021, which we loved and nominated as one of our favorite TV series of 2021. The FX vampire mockumentary series from Taika Waititi has been a major hit, and really hit its stride in season 3 as the story stakes rose and characters like Guillermo, Nandor, and Colin developed dramatically.

We've known a season 4 was in the works since before the third had even debuted. It's unclear if the fourth season will be the final one, or if there will be more vampire shenanigans to come.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

After an absolutely wild Season 3 ending cliffhanger, What We Do in the Shadows is on its way back for a fourth season on July 12.

Grab the colorful dust that sparkles because @theshadowsfx returns July 12 on FX. Stream on @hulu. pic.twitter.com/qOQCcMuBkq

— FX Networks (@FXNetworks) May 13, 2022

Spoilers for the end of What We Do in the Shadows Season 3 follow:

The most recent episode of What We Do in the Shadows ended on a doozy of a cliffhanger that we'll hopefully see resolved with the start of season 4. In the penultimate episode, Colin Robinson died as a part of an energy vampire's natural life span of 100 years, ridding the Long Island vampire house of one of its most iconic members.

The final episode then saw Nandor, Nadja, Laszlo, and Guillermo in various attitudes of mourning before they finally began to part ways. But when Laszlo runs across a baby Colin that has emerged from his corpse, he sabotages the others' plans and sends Guillermo to England with Nadja while Nandor leaves on a world tour alone. With everyone scattered and Colin Robinson now a baby, What We Do in the Shadows season 4 will have some interesting work to do to gather the gang together again for more hyjinks.

Spoilers end here.

It's been a mercifully short wait since the end of season 3 in late 2021, which we loved and nominated as one of our favorite TV series of 2021. The FX vampire mockumentary series from Taika Waititi has been a major hit, and really hit its stride in season 3 as the story stakes rose and characters like Guillermo, Nandor, and Colin developed dramatically.

We've known a season 4 was in the works since before the third had even debuted. It's unclear if the fourth season will be the final one, or if there will be more vampire shenanigans to come.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

The adult stop-animation series starring M.O.D.O.K., one of Marvel Comics’ notorious villains, has been officially canceled by Hulu after just one season, Variety reports.

Though Hulu has yet to confirm a reason for the show’s cancellation, it’s not the first time that Hulu’s Marvel shows have been abruptly canceled. Shows like the live action “New Warriors” and the animated series Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler had also been canceled before their scheduled airing.

M.O.D.O.K, along with the aforementioned shows, was one of four animated programs set up at Hulu and produced by Jeph Loeb. The plan was to eventually have them crossover in an event known as "The Offenders," though their cancellations have likely scrapped those plans.

Though the news may shock some, it’s something that was hinted at back in January. During their presentation at 2022’s Television Critics Association, Hulu content boss Craig Erwich said that the platform had no announcements to make regarding renewals for M.O.D.O.K and that “Marvel and team will make the decisions for that franchise, and that brand.”

M.O.D.O.K was one of Marvel’s last remaining non-MCU shows, and it likely fell victim to Marvel’s ultimate goal of winding down on their television production, as it had been reported that Marvel Television no longer had plans to develop any new series beyond the shows that are currently in production.

IGN reviewed the first season of “M.O.D.O.K.” and held a viewing party of the series’ first two episodes with show co-creators Jordan Blum and Patton Oswald. IGN’s Siddhant Adlakha called the show’s first season a “refreshing, mile-a-minute comic self-parody.”

Diego Ramos Bechara is a freelance writer at IGN.