The second “Dune” collected $178 million in the first weekend of distribution

Film “Dune: Part Two” director Denis Villeneuvewhich was released at the end of last week, collected over the first weekend of rental 178.5 million dollars box office

This number is added 97 million dollars on foreign markets and 81.5 million dollars from American rental, writes Variety. Moreover, the “home” meeting of the second “Dune” made it the most successful premiere of this year.

Thus, the second part of the film franchise based on the novels of Frank Herbert had a successful start at the box office, which can be compared with the result of one of the box office hits of last year – the biopic “Oppenheimer” directed by Christopher Nolan. Collected this film in the first weekend 174 million dollars.

The sequel “Dune” brought the largest collections among all of Villeneuve’s films. The most successful was rental in such countries outside the USA as Great Britain ($11.8 million), France ($9.6 million) and Germany ($9.1 million). As for box office fees in Ukraine, information has not yet been made public.

The second “Dune” turned out to be more successful than the first: in 2021, the first film in the first weekend of distribution in the United States sold tickets for 41 million dollars – almost twice less. The first “Dune” was released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max, so that affected the figures.

“Dune: Part Two” (Dune: Part Two) – the sequel to the film “Dune” (2021) directed by Denis Villeneuve. The films are adaptations of popular novels by Frank Herbert. The second “Dune” continues the story of the adventures of the young Duke Paul Atreides on the desert planet Arrakis and the beginning of his struggle for its independence.

In the second film, Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Dave Batista, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skashgard returned to their roles. They were also joined by new actors: Léa Seydoux, Christopher Walken, Florence Pugh, Austin Butler.

The premiere of the tape was postponed at least three times: first, the second “Dune” was supposed to be released on October 20, 2023, then it was moved to November, and then March 2024.

Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment spent $190 million on the film’s production and an additional approximately $100 million on the film’s promotion.