Most immediately, with Legendary and Warner Bros.’ all-star sci-fi epic Dune, hitting HBO Max and domestic movie theaters on Oct.
22. The Denis Villeneuve-directed movie has been blowing audiences away on the festival circuit and early screenings with a current 90% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and a great start overseas (where it isn’t on HBO Max) with $37M+.
Those who’ve enjoyed Dune want to see Villeneuve’s sequel, like, stat. Will HBO Max siphon grosses to a great degree? Or can the film perform spectacularly in U.S.
theaters and on the service at the same time? Is there a ceiling to how high these theatrical-HBO Max titles can open since they’re free to HBO subscribers?
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