The movie “Dune: Part Two”, starring Timothée Chalamet, Austin Butler and Zendaya, became one of the best premieres so far in 2024 by raising $81.5 million dollars in the United States and Canada; At the international level he added others $97 million.
The feature film directed by Denis Villeneuve was favored by critical praise that placed it with 94 percent freshness, according to the specialized website Rotten Tomatoes.
“Good initial reviews, an aggressive marketing campaign in the face of weak competition, and an expected bias toward premium big-screen formats (like Imax), which drive up average ticket prices, are positives,” according to Bloomberg Intelligence. .
According to Box Office Pro, advance ticket sales far exceeded those of the original film.
The opening is the largest since “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” brought in $93.2 million last October. No movies released this year had exceeded $50 million dollars in its debut in the US and Canada.
Previously, “Bob Marley: One Love” earned $28.6 million, partly boosted by a long weekend in the United States, “Mean Girls” earned $28.6, “The Beekeeper” earned $16.5.
Other major productions that ended in failure upon launch were “Argylle,” starring Dua Lipa and Henry Vavill, with $17.4 million, and “Madame Web,” with Dakota Johnson, which had only $15.3 million.
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