Hollywood
Warner Bros. Sci-Fi Epic 'Dune' Finally Hits $400 Million At The Global Box Office
Mumbai, February 15 - Warner Bros.' big-budget sci-fi epic film "Dune" has broken into $400 million at the global box office, after getting a major boost due to its domination at the 94th Academy Awards nominations last week. ## The Denis Villeneuve-directed adaptation of the 1965 novel of the same name by Frank Herbert scored 10 nominations, including the Best Picture, in the recently announced nominations. After getting re-released in the domestic market (North America), "Dune" gets benefitted from Oscar's nominations buzz and scored $145K on its 17th weekend for a total domestic cume of $107.8 million. ## Overseas, the film grossed $320K on its 22nd weekend, thanks to the re-release in Korea, reaching $292.3 million at the international box office. The movie currently stands at $400.2 million at the global box office, becoming the 8th highest-grossing Hollywood title of the covid-19 pandemic era.## Interesting to note that "Dune" was released simultaneously on HBO Max and in theaters. So the box office numbers are satisfying for the studio, especially knowing that fact that it was also a major HBO Max success in North America. It is also Warner Bros.' second-biggest grossing title during the pandemic, after "Godzilla vs. Kong" ($468.2M), which was also a day-and-date release on HBO Max. ## Apart from the USA, the biggest market for "Dune" is China where it has grossed $39.5 million, followed by France with $32.6 million, the United Kingdom with $30 million, Germany with $22.5 million, and Russia with $21.3 million. ## Set in the far future, it follows Paul Atreides as his family, the noble House Atreides, is thrust into a war for the deadly and inhospitable desert planet Arrakis. The movie stars Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem in key roles. ## The 2nd part of "Dune" is under development. ## Stay tuned...
