Dune is on top! The Denis Villeneuve film opened at No. 1 at the box office in its opening weekend as of Sunday (October 24), THR reported. Click inside to read more… The movie brought in $40.1 million at the domestic box office across 4,125 theaters across North America, despite debuting simultaneously on HBO Max.
All 2021 Warner movies have the dual theatrical and streamer debut strategy. Dune had the best domestic opening of any theatrical/HBO Max release to date, beating out Godzilla vs.
Kong, which began at $31.7 million. It’s also the director’s top opening of his career, following Blade Runner 2049. Dune is a 1965 novel by Frank Herbert and the book was turned into a 1984 movie starring Kyle MacLachlan.
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