Dune 2 Box Office Set To Charge Past Major Domestic Milestone Despite New Releases

Summary

• Dune: Part Two
  maintains strong box office numbers, poised to exceed $250 million domestically despite new competition.
• Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel continues to impress critics and audiences alike with its compelling storyline.
• As newer films hit theaters,
  Dune: Part Two
  experienced a minimal drop in box office earnings, showing its lasting appeal.

Despite newer Warner Bros. features entering theaters and adding further competition, Dune: Part Two is holding strong and is set to surpass $250 million at the domestic box office over the weekend. Denis Villeneuve’s two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel continues, as Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides seeks vengeance against the Harkonnens. Praised by critics and audiences alike, the sequel has had a continuously strong box-office run, leading to hopes for a third movie that will adapt the events of Dune: Messiah to the big screen.

As Dune: Part Two enters its fifth weekend at the box office, Variety reports that newer releases won’t halt its performance. While fellow Legendary and Warner Bros. blockbuster Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire enters theaters, Dune: Part Two has only experienced a 23% drop from $4.4 million to $3.4 million at the box office. This leaves Villeneuve’s feature on track to earn $250 million from domestic screenings, allowing the sequel to remain 2024’s highest-performing movie of the year so far.

Dune: Part Two‘s Box Office Hasn’t Guaranteed A Third Movie Just Yet

Villeneuve Doesn’t Want To Rush On The Development For Dune 3.

Furthermore, Villeneuve stated that he wanted to take a step back and ensure the script wasn’t rushed to capitalize on the current goodwill.

Dune: Part Two‘s global box office has already been incredibly successful compared to Villeneuve’s first chapter. The sequel outgrossed the 2021 original movie at the global box office within its third week of release, while it quickly outpaced its predecessor’s lifetime domestic box office haul of $109 million by earning $111 million by the end of its first week. While this success may make Dune: Messiah seem inevitable, Dune 3 isn’t guaranteed just yet.

Following the sequel’s release, Legendary Entertainment CEO Josh Grode commented on the chances of Dune: Part Three ever being brought to the screen. He stated that it would all rely on whether creative visions aligned and the director’s script met expectations. Furthermore, Villeneuve stated that he wanted to take a step back and ensure the script wasn’t rushed to capitalize on the current goodwill. The director hopes Dune: Messiah‘s script could conclude the trilogy and surpass its predecessor. As such, it is likely pre-production could delay the filming of the third movie.

While a third movie may not be guaranteed just yet, the sequel’s continued success will leave Villeneuve, Legendary, and Warner Bros. confident of the franchise’s future. With audiences keen to revisit Paul’s journey, Dune: Part Two could carry on the impressive success Warner Bros. saw in 2023 with Barbie. With this strong support, audiences will clearly return to see what the franchise has to offer next, no matter how long Villeneuve spends crafting the final chapter.

Dune: Part 2
is currently in theaters, while
Dune
can be streamed on Max.

Source: Variety