Dune: Part Two
Summary
After being pushed from its original 2023 programme , theDune : Part Tworelease date has moved and is come in the first place than expect . Denis Villeneuve is back at the helm for the forthcoming subsequence , adapting the second half of Frank Herbert ’s iconic sci - fi larger-than-life novel in which Paul Atreides uprise to take his retaliation on the House Harkonnen and barren Arrakis for the Fremen . Timothée Chalamet is also back to lead theDune : Part Twoensemble cast alongside Rebecca Ferguson , Josh Brolin , Javier Bardem , Florence Pugh , Austin Butler and Christopher Walken , among others .
With a couple of week gone from its original November 2023 engagement , Warner Bros.has declare anewDune : Part Tworelease date . The sequel is moving from March 15 , 2024 to March 1 , bringing it to theaters earlier than expected . The tidings comes on the heel of the SAG - AFTRA strike ending , with actors now able to promote their projects once again .
Dune: Part Two Could Be The Start Of WB Domination In 2024
Much like its original March release date , Dune : Part Two ’s new engagement puts it as the sole fresh undertaking of its opening weekend , with the prior weekend bringing the next solo Cohen pal movieDrive - by Dollsand the trace schedule to bringKung - Fu Panda 4and Blumhouse’sImaginary . Its original date pitted the sequel against the latter two holdover , while going against the Mark Wahlberg - ledArthur the KingandGhostbusters : Frozen Empirethe following week .
This uncontested release appointment could prove very beneficial for the movie at the box office , especially in equivalence to its predecessor , which saw more heated competition from the likes ofNo Time to DieandHalloween Killsand yet still went on to gross over $ 402 million worldwide . The other major benefit inPart Two ’s favor is it wo n’t be render a cooccurring HBO Max streaming release like its predecessor , ram more audiences hyped for the sequel to head to the theater . Given the various modification the movie has already seen in its release windowpane , the early day of the month could also see anticipation farm further .
ShouldDune : Part Twobecome a box office hit , it could be the showtime of a major year for Warner Bros. at the box office . 2023 already saw them overtop the summertime with Margot Robbie’sBarbie , the studio apartment ’s highest - gross film of all - time , and the rest of 2024 will see the ilk ofGodzilla x Kong : The New Empire , theMad MaxprequelFuriosa , the first two part ofKevin Costner ’s newfangled Western franchiseHorizon : An American Saga , Beetlejuice 2andJoker : Folie à Deux . to boot , if the strikes remain finished and endowment prove available for promotion of order projects , it could show to be one of WB ’s biggest years yet .
Barbiebeat out Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimerto get in over $ 1.442 billion in its theatrical run .
Source : WB
