News culture Dune 2 will cross this symbolic milestone at the box office in France: Denis Villeneuve's film has no equivalent in 2024
Published on 03/22/2024 at 1:45 p.m.
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Dune 2 created an event when it was released at the end of February 2024. Postponed for several months following the strikes which paralyzed Hollywood last year, the science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve is finally available in cinemas and reception booked by movie buffs is clear. It will reach this symbolic milestone at the box office in France.
The symbolic milestone of 3 million entries in France
Denis Villeneuve hits hard in the first quarter of 2024 with his new science fiction film. A second part, backed by an intense marketing campaign and effective word of mouth, will reach a symbolic milestone in France, and has just crossed another one internationally. The continuation of the adventures of Paul Atreides and the Fremen people on the arid planet Arrakis has accumulated nearly 3 million admissions on French territory (2,945,105 according to CBO-Box Office).
Driven by a cult literary saga and a first film praised by the press and the general public, the cinematic phenomenon of 2024 does not stop in France. It is sweeping across every country in the world. The 500 million US dollars are recorded for Dune 2 with 213 million gleaned from its domestic market (United States and Canada) and 299 million internationally. The second film in the developing saga “Dune” has already done better than its predecessor. Dune (2021) stopped at 434 million. The fault lies with special operating conditions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dune entries, part two (CBO-Box Office figures):
From February 28 to March 6, 2024: 1,383. 999 (cumulative: 1,383,999 From March 6 to 13, 2024: 1,000,326 (cumulative: 2,384,325) From March 13 to 20, 2024: 560,780 (cumulative: 2,945,105)
After Dune, part two
Dune 2 is a success. Beyond the financial aspect, critics and audiences are rave about the film directed by Denis Villeneuve (93% and 95% on RottenTomatoes). The majority of spectators praise the “auteur” approach of this blockbuster, its polished photography, its original soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer and the scale of a story that is both intimate and universal. Faced with such a reception, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures plan to continue the galactic adventure, and the Canadian filmmaker does not hide his enthusiasm at the idea of returning.
Dune, part three (or Dune 3) could conclude the saga of Paul Atréides started in 2021. What's more, a series centered on the Bene Gesserit serving as a prequel to Denis Villeneuve's diptych will be released at the end of 2024. Dune : prophecy takes place 10,000 with Dune and Dune 2, and follows two sisters – Valya and Tula Harkonnen – engaged in a fight against a mysterious threat endangering humankind. This movement will give birth to the female organization which has influenced the society of the Imperium and the entire universe imagined in 1965 by Frank Herbert throughout the ages.
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