Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune' debuted with US$40.1 million in ticket sales in its opening weekend in North America, drawing a large number of moviegoers to see the thundering sci-fi epic on the big screen despite it also being available to stream in homes.
NEW YORK -- Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" debuted with US$40.1 million in ticket sales in its opening weekend in North America, drawing a large number of moviegoers to see the thundering sci-fi epic on the big screen despite it also being available to stream in homes.
Warner Bros. has continued to maintain it will return to exclusive theatrical releases next year. For now, the $165 million-budgeted "Dune" marks the best domestic opening for any of the studio's hybrid releases, surpassing the $31.7 debut of "Godzilla vs. Kong" in March. Expectations had hovered closer to $30-35 million for "Dune."
"Dune" is the second big-screen attempt to adapt Frank Herbert's 1965 epic, following David Lynch's much derided 1984 version. Villeneuve's "Dune," which adapts only the first half of the book, stars Timothee Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya and Javier Bardem. Legendary and Warner Bros.
Last week's top film, Universal Pictures' horror sequel "Halloween Kills," also launched well while streaming at home, on Peacock. After debuting with $50.4 million, "Halloween Kills" slid steeply in its second week with $14.5 million, good for second place. In two weeks, it has grossed $73.1 million domestically.
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