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Legendary Entertainment/Warner Bros.’ Dune: Part Two got here in greater with an $82.5M opening. That’s all because of a better than anticipated Sunday of $21.65M versus $20.3M.
Presales, I hear in Imax stay robust into subsequent weekend as some moviegoers need to sidestep crowds and get one of the best seats. The sandworm epic is following a field workplace sample that’s just like Oppenheimer; that film eased -43% in weekend 2 for a $46.7M take. Odds are that Common/DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 4 wins the weekend at $50M+, nevertheless, count on a wealthy second weekend in March. Some sources had been involved that Dune: Half Two can be front-loaded; that doesn’t appear to be the case (knock on wooden).
Extra confidence: Dune: Half Two appears to be bringing in youthful audiences, which is an excellent signal that this characteristic may have legs all through the spring. The below 25 set confirmed up at 26% this previous weekend per Display Engine/Comscore’s PostTrak exits.
Let’s additionally not overlook about repeat enterprise: Near half of those that noticed the Denis Villeneuve directed sequel this weekend mentioned they’re going to see it once more in a theater. And so far as Dune 3 goes: Message to Legendary and Warner Bros, however 81% of PostTrak audiences say they need to see a threequel.
On a worldwide foundation for Dune: Half Two in Imax, it’s reaped $32M, which is the seventh largest world begin for a film within the massive format, behind Oppenheimer, and forward of Avatar: The Approach of Water in like-for-like markets (that James Cameron directed sequel doing a $31.8M world Imax opening).
