The numbers are in and it’s looking good for Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya at the box office … because the ‘Dune’ sequel made big money.
The running total for opening weekend for “Dune: Part Two” stands at $81.5 million at the domestic box office … a pretty strong figure.
Remember … the movie was projected to rake in between $76 million to $80 million … so ‘Dune 2’ is outperforming so far.
The sci-fi movie’s predecessor made $41 million during opening weekend back in 2021, so the sequel almost doubled that figure.
Internationally, “Dune: Part 2” is doing pretty well too … bringing in another $97 million to sweeten the global pot to $178 million. Not bad.
The solid opening weekend follows some pent-up excitement for ‘Dune 2’ … folks were looking forward to seeing the new stars added to the mix, like Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walker and Léa Seydoux … just to name a few.
Timothée, Zendaya and the rest of the star-studded cast did a great job promoting the film and drumming up excitement … who can forget Zendaya’s revealing chrome body suit from the London premiere.
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And those special ‘Dune 2’ popcorn buckets didn’t hurt either!!! 😂