'Dune: Part Two' Does The Unthinkable, Beats 'Oppenheimer' In Global Box Office Debut
Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya's 'Dune: Part Two' has beaten the opening weekend global collection of Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer'.
It is fair to say that 'Dune: Part Two' was one of the most-anticipated movies. The new Hollywood movie was slated to release in cinemas in 2023 but it was postponed due to the big Hollywood strike. However, in the latest Hollywood news, the Denis Villeneuve-film has finally released in theatres, and it is breaking records left, right and centre. As per Hindustan Times, 'Dune: Part Two' has earned USD 97 million from 71 overseas markets, boosting its global tally to an impressive USD 178.5 million.
As per the latest Hollywood news, 'Dune: Part Two' brought in USD 81 million domestically, and if you add a further USD 97 million from over 70 overseas markets, the total becomes USD 178 million.
For the unversed, 'Oppenheimer' starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr, generated USD 174 million in its global opening.
As per the latest Hollywood news, 'Dune: Part One' had raked in slightly more than USD 100 million at home, and it finished its run with USD 400 million.
For the uninitiated, 'Dune: Part Two' has been made on a budget of USD 190 million and the film has already managed to equal its investment with just its opening, as per the latest Hollywood news.
'Dune: Part Two' has been received exceptionally well by the critics, and the film has a 94 per cent score on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
‘Dune: Part Two’ resumes the story of Paul Atreides (Chalamet) as he joins forces with the Fremen to save the galaxy from the Harkonnen empire. In ‘Dune: Part One’, the Harkonnen empire was responsible for the death of Paul's father.
Apart from Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya, 'Dune: Part Two' also stars Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgard, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux and Austin Butler.
