Dune 2 It has already hit theaters amid high expectations. New film Denis Villeneuve It came out after an infamous delay last year in 2023 due to the writers’ and actors’ strike. After the first part of 2021, the film has finally completed the adaptation of the first novel Frank Herbert. And with the first box office figures now in sight, there’s no doubt that it’s been done in style.
The film premiered in theaters last Friday, March 1st. On the first weekend he raised only 82.5 million dollars at the American box office. Figures that place him exactly on the same level as Oppenheimer ($82.45 million), one of the biggest hits of all of 2023. It is also worth noting that the film Christopher Nolanwhich starts this Sunday as a favorite at the 2024 Oscars, was driven by the phenomenon Barbechimer. Dune 2However, she only used herself for this.
Worldwide film starring Timothee Chalamet And Zendaya reached $179.5 million, just one million lower than the film. Nolan. If you continue down this path, Dune 2 could approach the iconic $1 billion barrier in a matter of weeks. Of course, it’s too early to say for sure. It is not at all easy to have such good health as Oppenheimerwhich ran in theaters for many months with outstanding results.
In any case, the goal was to surpass the first part of the saga. Dune 1 A total of $433.7 million has been accumulated. Much simpler figure for purposes Dune 2. And the premiere of the first reached $41 million in the United States, that is, half as much as the new film. Keeping up over the next few weeks will be key to figuring out the approximate amount he will raise before he disappears from the billboard. But everything seems to indicate that he can double the overall results of this project.
what is it about Dune 2
Dune 2 continues the story of Paul Atreides, the character Timothee Chalamet, after he and his mother, Lady Jessica, took refuge in the desert of Arrakis with the Fremen. The entire House Atreides was destroyed by the Harkonnens and the Empire, leaving them as the only survivors. Now Paul, considered by many to be a savior of sorts, or Lisan al-Ghaib, must learn to live with the Fremen and help them in their revolution to free the planet from the oppressive Imperial yoke. To do this, he must pit his humble values and his relationship with Chani against his destiny.
Near Chalametmain cast Dune 2 they complete it Zendaya Like Chani Rebecca Ferguson like Lady Jessica, Austin Butler as the psychopath Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen and Javier Bardem like Stilgar. Other notable performers in the film: Florence Pugh, Christopher Walker, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgård, Josh Brolin or Léa Seydoux. Its screenwriter and director Denis Villeneuvewaiting to get the green light to do dune 3. Something like that, given the good initial results, looks like it will happen very soon.
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