'Dune' Debuts at No. 1 at the Box Office - Opening Weekend Numbers Revealed

By comparison, fellow 2021 Marvel title “Black Widow” opened to $80 million in July after a $39.5 million Friday while “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” opened to $75.8 million in September after a $29.5 million Friday. “Shang-Chi” was able to blow past industry estimates thanks to a strong Sunday hold, leading into a Monday Labor Day performance that pushed the film to a holiday record $94.6 million 4-day opening.

Eternals is big!

By comparison, fellow 2021 Marvel title “Black Widow” opened to $80 million in July after a $39.5 million Friday while “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” opened to $75.8 million in September after a $29.5 million Friday. “Shang-Chi” was able to blow past industry estimates thanks to a strong Sunday hold, leading into a Monday Labor Day performance that pushed the film to a holiday record $94.6 million 4-day opening.

Naman Ramachandran The stellar box office performance of “No Time to Die,” “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” and “Dune” have boosted the U.K. and Ireland box office to £158.7 million ($214.1 million) in October, 2021, 30% more than October last year.Figures released on Friday by Comscore also revealed that October is the highest grossing month of 2021 so far, with the 2021 year-to-date gross currently sitting at £413.3 million ($557.7 million).

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThere’s been something notable about ticket sales for “Dune,” and not only because the sci-fi adaptation of Frank Herbert’s landmark novel has managed to draw crowds in theaters despite playing simultaneously on HBO Max.In its first weekend of release, half of domestic box office revenues for the Warner Bros. film came from Imax, Dolby and other high-end screens, known in the film business by the unwieldy moniker of premium large formats (PLF).

Naman Ramachandran James Bond film “No Time to Die” and epic Frank Herbert adaptation “Dune” slugged it out at the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office with the iconic spy edging out the desert warriors.

Warner Bros/Legendary’s sci-fi epic Dune is crossing the $300M mark globally today, with North America totaling $71M through Monday and including $228.3M at the international box office.

“Dune” now has a 10-day domestic total of $69.4 million and a global total of $292 million. Theatrical profits will be minimal for the film, particularly considering that the film’s full support from IMAX — which has accounted for $17 million of the film’s domestic gross — will end when “Eternals” is released on Friday.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSouth Korean cinemas are anticipating a boost from Monday (Nov. 1, 2021) as the country moves to a policy of living with the COVID-19 coronavirus.In the last weekend before the policy’s implementation “Dune” and “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” swapped positions at the top of the Korean box office.

Refresh for latest…: MGM/Eon/Universal’s No Time To Die, as projected, crossed the $600M global mark this weekend, leading international box office play with an additional $51.9M from 72 combined Universal and MGM markets. That lifts the offshore cume to $472.4M and worldwide to $605.8M.

Dune is still on top.

“Dune” now has a 10-day domestic total of $69.4 million and a global total of pver $250 million. While theatrical profits will be minimal, Warner Bros.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThe domestic box office was lighter on the treats and heavier on the tricks during Halloween weekend, capping an otherwise busy October at the movies on a muted note.Horror movies “Antlers” and “Last Night in Soho” opened nationwide and struggled to scare up strong ticket sales, leaving last weekend’s champion “Dune” to rule over box office charts again.

The Denis Villeneuve blockbuster is set to pass $300 million worldwide and post a modest profit in its theatrical run, which given the state of the recovering theatrical market was enough for Legendary and Warner to greenlight a sequel this past week for release in 2023. Support from IMAX and other premium formats is helping to mitigate the effects of its release on HBO Max, as “Dune” is estimated to drop 59% from its $41 million opening.

Saturday AM Update: The first Halloween in two years during the pandemic is taking its toll on the domestic box office, a grey cloud which many saw coming, with many trick-or-treating or heading to parties tonight.

Dune” is repeating its top performance at the domestic box office this weekend.Both Edgar Wright’s “Last Night in Soho” and Scott Cooper’s “Antlers” were expected to bring in around $5 million in their opening weekends, leaving the No.

It’s a positive sign for both Warner Bros. and the box office, as both have struggled during this rebuilding period to post opening weekends above $30 million.

The first clear sign that Broadway’s road to recovery will be a very bumpy one came today with the announced early closings of Is This A Room and Dana H., two critically acclaimed plays performing on alternative nights at the Lyceum Theatre.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHoldover title, “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” comfortably  defeated new release “Dune” at the South Korean box office over the latest weekend.“Dune” managed to earn $2.54 million between Friday and Sunday which was equivalent to a 39% share of the total market. Over its five opening days, the sci-fi epic earned a total of $3.47 million.“Venom 2” had opened a week earlier with a $6.71 million debut that counts as strong in the current malaise.