While Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was initially planned for a duration approaching 2h30, the feature film will be much shorter than announced. Still particularly mysterious, the feature film by Sam Raimi promises several great novelties in the Marvel universe, namely: the expansion of the multiverse after its introduction in Spider-Man: No Way Home, the official introduction of the Illuminati (Patrick Stewart confessed to being part of the film) and the official absence (at least in marketing) of a true antagonist.
In the end, this new opus of the adventures of the Sorcerer Supreme will be shorter than advertised. The media outlet Fandango announced that Doctor Strange 2 will have a duration of 2:06, i.e. 22 minutes less than Spider-Man: No Way Home. However, the film falls within the traditional Marvel mold. Here is the duration comparison of the other Marvel films:
- Iron Man – 2 hours, 6 minutes
- The Incredible Hulk – 1 hour, 52 minutes
- Iron Man 2 – 2 hours, 4 minutes
- Thor – 1 hour, 55 minutes
- Captain America: The First Avenger – 2 hours, 4 minutes
- The Avengers – 2 hours, 23 minutes
- Iron Man 3 – 2 hours, 10 minutes
- Thor: The Dark World – 1 hour, 52 minutes
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier – 2 hours, 16 minutes
- Guardians of the Galaxy – 2 hours, 1 minute
- Avengers: Age of Ultron – 2 hours, 21 minutes
- Ant Man – 1 hour, 57 minutes
- Captain America: Civil War – 2 hours, 27 minutes
- Doctor Strange – 1 hour, 55 minutes
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – 2 hours, 16 minutes
- Spider-Man: Homecoming – 2 hours, 13 minutes
- Thor: Ragnarok – 2 hours, 10 minutes
- Black Panther – 2 hours, 14 minutes
- Avengers: Infinity War – 2 hours, 29 minutes
- Ant-Man & the Wasp – 1 hour, 58 minutes
- Captain Marvel – 2 hours, 3 minutes
- Avengers: Endgame – 3 hours, 1 minute
- Spider-Man: Far From Home – 2 hours, 9 minutes
- Black Widow – 2 hours, 14 minutes
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – 2 hours, 12 minutes
- Eternals – 2 hours, 36 minutes
- Spider-Man: No Way Home – 2 hours, 28 minutes
- Doctor Strange 2 – 2 hours, 6 minutes