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As anticipated, the highly expected (and wonderful) Dune: Part Two went gangbusters at the worldwide box office, raking in $81.5 million locally and $178.5M around the world, per Deadline. The big-budget sequel instantly gets to be the greatest film of 2024 around the world, trumping The Beekeeper’s $151M worldwide count, and will effortlessly overcome Bob Marley: One Love ($82.7M) as the best domestic earner of the year.
Dune 2 effortlessly outpaced its predecessor’s $41M domestic opening and should rapidly overtake its $433M around the world haul. Allowed, that film was released concurrently on HBO Max during the Covid period when no one was going to theaters.
Audiences awarded the pic an A, besting the original’s A-, which bodes well for its long-term outlook. Interestingly, like Oppenheimer, the 3-hour epic is in high request on platforms such as Imax ($32.9M universally on 809 screens), which are selling out globally, per the trade. As we saw with Christopher Nolan’s award-winning highlight, individuals are willing to hold up until they can see Dune 2 on the greatest screen possible.
In other words: who knows how high Dune will fly. Especially since the Denis Villeneuve-directed sci-fi film has the box office all to itself for the following three weeks. Kung Fu Panda 4 opens this Friday, but that’s not a direct competitor, as Dune basically aims at more seasoned audiences. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire will likely steal a few of its thunder on March 22, taken after by Godzilla x Kong on March 29, but Dune ought to muscle its way to solid numbers over the next month.
Bob Marley came in second with $7.43M (-45%), bringing its cume to $82.77M domestic. Ordinary Angels, in the mean time, held strong in its second week with a 3-day $3.85M pull. The drama has earned $12.5M.
The only other new release this week was Chosen, Season 4, Ep. 7-8, which collected $3.9M in its make a big appearance.
Box Office Results: Domestic Top 10
1.) Dune: Part Two (Leg/WB) 4,071 theaters, Fri $32.3M, Sat $28.8M Sun $20.3M 3-day $81.5M/Wk 1
2.) Bob Marley: One Love (Par) 3,390 (-207) theaters, Fri $1.92M (-48%) Sat $3.4M Sun $2.09M 3-day $7.43M (-45%) Total $82.77M/Wk 3
3.) Ordinary Angels (LG) 3,020 theaters Fri $1.05M (-55%) Sat $1.66M Sun $1.14M 3-day $3.85M (-38%)/Total $12.5M/Wk 2
4.) Madame Web (Sony) 3,116 (-897) theaters, Fri $800K (-51%) Sat $1.46M Sun $940K 3-day $3.2M (-45%) Total $40.4M/Wk 3
5.) Chosen, Season 4, Ep. 7-8 (Fathom) 2,235 theaters, Fri $971K, Sat $1.2M Sun $936K 3-day $3.15M, Total $3.9M/Wk 1
6.) Migration (Ill/Uni) 2,204 (-230) Fri $450K (-32%) Sat $1.27M Sun $780K 3-day $2.5M (-13%) Total $123.4M/ Wk 11
7. Demon Slayer…(Sony) 1,949 theaters Fri $515K (-91%) Sat $905K Sun $645K 3-day $2.06M (-82%)/Total $15.7M/Wk 2
8.) Wonka (WB) 1,732 (-471) theaters, Fri $350K (-42%) Sat $865K Sun $520K 3-day $1.73M (-29%) Total $216.7M/Wk 12
9.) Argylle (App/Uni) 2,283 (-2) theaters, Fri $370K (-50%) Sat $650K Sun $380K Sun 3-day $1.4M (-49%) Total $43.9M/ Wk 5
10.)The Beekeeper (AMZ MGM) 1,347 (-810) theaters, Fri $275K (-45%) Sat $524K Sun $314K 3-day $1.1M (-42%) Total $64.9M/Wk 8
11.)Drive-Away Dolls (Foc) 2,278 (-2) theaters Fri $300K (-71%) Sat $430K Sun $270K 3-day $1M (-58%)/Total $4.3M/Wk 2
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