‘Dune 2’ Jolts Box Office With Mighty $81.5 Million Debut
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Dune: Part Two” is riding those massive sandworms all the way to the top of box office charts.
Director Denis Villeneuve‘s big-budget sequel has collected $81.5 million in its domestic debut and delivered a mighty, necessary jolt for struggling movie theaters.
It’s the biggest opening weekend of the year and the largest since last October’s Taylor Swift concert film “The Eras Tour” ($93 million). “This is an outstanding opening for a science-fiction [sequel],” says David A.
Gross of movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research. “Audiences are connecting with these human, vulnerable [characters].” Buoyed by positive reviews and glowing word-of-mouth (it has a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and “A” CinemaScore), “Dune 2” seems to have expanded its fanbase beyond sci-fi buffs and arrived on the higher end of expectations.
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