Dune brought in $ 40.1 million in the first weekend of its release

Director Danny Villeneuve’s Dune topped the North American box office, grossing $ 40.1 million in the first weekend of its theatrical release and the HBO Max streaming platform, Reuters and the Associated Press reported.

Viewers’ interest in the long-awaited remake of Frank Herbert’s novel of the same name exceeded expectations. Estimated initial revenues in the United States and Canada were between $ 30 million and $ 35 million.

Dune’s world premiere was at the Venice Film Festival in September. Critics praised the production, which has a budget of about $ 165 million, for outstanding visual effects.

The Warner Bros. movie stars Timothy Shalame, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, Jason Momoa and others.

Globally, Dune’s revenue is more than $ 220 million. This weekend, the production also went to cinemas in China.

Second place in the box office of North America is occupied by the horror “Halloween Kills” by director David Gordon Green starring Jamie Lee Curtis with revenues of 14.5 million USD. Production topped last week, with revenues in excess of $ 50 million.

The third position is for “Death Can Wait” – the 25th film in a series about James Bond, in whose role for the last time is Daniel Craig. Tickets for the film sold in US and Canadian cinemas last weekend were worth $ 11.9 million.

The top five in North America’s box office rankings also include “Venom 2: It’s Time for Carnegie” with $ 9.1 million in revenue and the $ 7.3 million animation “Running Ron.”

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