Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ Dune: Part Two will make its streaming debut on Max next Tuesday, May 21. The streaming service has also revealed the official trailer for House of the Dragon Season 2.
Dune: Part Two explores the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
The big-screen epic continues the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s acclaimed bestseller Dune with returning and new stars, including Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar nominee Josh Brolin, Oscar nominee Austin Butler, Oscar nominee Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Oscar winner Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, and Souheila Yacoub, Stellan Skarsgård, with Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling, and Oscar winner Javier Bardem.
Dune: Part Two explores the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
The big-screen epic continues the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s acclaimed bestseller Dune with returning and new stars, including Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar nominee Josh Brolin, Oscar nominee Austin Butler, Oscar nominee Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Oscar winner Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, and Souheila Yacoub, Stellan Skarsgård, with Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling, and Oscar winner Javier Bardem.
- 5/14/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Get ready to bring the roaring and fighting to your home theaters as Blu-ray.com has now released the details for Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire. The monster mash from Adam Wingard was a kaiju-sized hit that has Warner Bros. excited for more MonsterVerse films. The physical media website has revealed the specs for the Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD releases, as well as a peek at the limited edition steelbook copy that will also be available wherever retailers sell movies. These releases will be available on June 11.
The studio’s release reads,
“The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire delves further into the...
The studio’s release reads,
“The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire delves further into the...
- 5/10/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Veteran producer and executive Becky Sloviter has been named President of Miramax Motion Picture Group, Deadline can exclusively reveal.
The news follows Miramax’s announcement three weeks ago that Jonathan Glickman had been officially appointed as CEO, taking over from the exiting Bill Block.
An Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, Sloviter launched her production company, A Dare To Be Great Situation, in 2022 and has most recently been under a first-look overall deal with ABC Signature. Prior to that, she served as Head of Funny Story Films, a division of MRC Film, there producing upcoming titles including the road trip comedy The Inheritance from Emmy winner Ashley Nicole Black and the Annie Murphy starrer Witness Protection, from screenwriters David West Read and Rupinder Gill, alongside Alloy Entertainment.
In addition to the acclaimed Andy Samberg rom-com Palm Springs, which won the Critics’ Choice Award...
The news follows Miramax’s announcement three weeks ago that Jonathan Glickman had been officially appointed as CEO, taking over from the exiting Bill Block.
An Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, Sloviter launched her production company, A Dare To Be Great Situation, in 2022 and has most recently been under a first-look overall deal with ABC Signature. Prior to that, she served as Head of Funny Story Films, a division of MRC Film, there producing upcoming titles including the road trip comedy The Inheritance from Emmy winner Ashley Nicole Black and the Annie Murphy starrer Witness Protection, from screenwriters David West Read and Rupinder Gill, alongside Alloy Entertainment.
In addition to the acclaimed Andy Samberg rom-com Palm Springs, which won the Critics’ Choice Award...
- 4/23/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire brought American audiences into the fun schlock that defined a run of the Godzilla movies which is called the “Showa era.” This era is basically what people think of when you bring up Godzilla because it’s all about the giant monster battles. The movies are also usually given an out-there, psychedelic plot that drives the monsters into fighting each other. Godzilla X Kong was a smashing success at the box office and has the studio confident in its upcoming plans for sequels. Legendary’s chairman, Mary Parent, would state, “This (box office) is certainly an exciting result. We are in a good position to continue the journey, but let’s see how Godzilla x Kong unfolds. These are early days, but we are certainly feeling good.“
The director of Godzilla X Kong, Adam Wingard, brought in his trusted writer, Simon Barrett for this installment.
The director of Godzilla X Kong, Adam Wingard, brought in his trusted writer, Simon Barrett for this installment.
- 4/23/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Dune: Part Two rides a sandworm onto Fandango at Home, bringing the war for Arrakis to digital today
Sand and spice make everything nice, as Fandango announces a digital release for Dune: Part Two! Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic comes to Fandango’s video-on-demand service, Fandango at Home, today. Fans can experience Paul Atreides’ next chapter in Sd, HD, and Uhd by purchasing the film for $29.99. Viewers can also watch Atreides’ journey from the beginning with the Dune 2-Movie Collection, available on Fandango at Home at a discounted price of $39.99.
According to Fanango’s 2024 Most Anticipated Movies Survey, 8,000 ticket buyers say Dune: Part Two is the fourth most anticipated film to own. Other films on the list include A Quiet Place: Day One at #10, with Gladiator 2 in 9th, Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim in 8th, Inside Out 2 in 7th, Despicable Me 4 in 6th, Venom 3 in 5th (really?), Dune: Part Two in 4th, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire in 3rd, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in 2nd, and Deadpool and Wolverine in 1st.
According to Fanango’s 2024 Most Anticipated Movies Survey, 8,000 ticket buyers say Dune: Part Two is the fourth most anticipated film to own. Other films on the list include A Quiet Place: Day One at #10, with Gladiator 2 in 9th, Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim in 8th, Inside Out 2 in 7th, Despicable Me 4 in 6th, Venom 3 in 5th (really?), Dune: Part Two in 4th, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire in 3rd, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in 2nd, and Deadpool and Wolverine in 1st.
- 4/16/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning anime The Boy and the Heron floated to an easy second-weekend win at China’s theatrical box office, earning $12.8 million from Friday to Sunday, according to data from Artisan Gateway. The Studio Ghibli blockbuster has now earned $93.8 million in China, with local ticketing app Maoyan projecting that it will soon sail past the $100 million mark.
Miyazaki has previously suggested that The Boy and the Heron will be his last feature — but the 82-year-old anime legend has publicly retired twice before, only to eventually return to his drawing table. In any case, Studio Ghibli will continue to be a presence at China’s multiplexes. The fabled company has been steadily rereleasing Miyazaki’s back catalog over recent years. Next up is Howl’s Moving Castle (2004), scheduled for wide release in the country on April 30. Jack Ma’s Alibaba Pictures is also at work on creating an immersive Studio Ghibli exhibition in Shanghai.
Miyazaki has previously suggested that The Boy and the Heron will be his last feature — but the 82-year-old anime legend has publicly retired twice before, only to eventually return to his drawing table. In any case, Studio Ghibli will continue to be a presence at China’s multiplexes. The fabled company has been steadily rereleasing Miyazaki’s back catalog over recent years. Next up is Howl’s Moving Castle (2004), scheduled for wide release in the country on April 30. Jack Ma’s Alibaba Pictures is also at work on creating an immersive Studio Ghibli exhibition in Shanghai.
- 4/15/2024
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A decade ago, Legendary Pictures secured the rights to Godzilla and other characters owned and created by the Japanese company Toho so they could launch a cinematic universe they call the MonsterVerse – and they also secured the rights to the King Kong character so he could be part of their MonsterVerse as well. Things got started with Godzilla in 2014, and since then the universe has expanded with Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Godzilla vs. Kong, the animated series Skull Island, and the live-action series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Director Adam Wingard‘s Godzilla vs. Kong sequel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is in theatres now and surpassing expectations, with its opening box office numbers being almost double what had been predicted for it. So it’s understandable that Legendary is telling The Hollywood Reporter they’re feeling good about the future of the MonsterVerse.
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- 4/9/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Adam Wingard’s Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire shattered box office expectations and overperformed in its opening weekend. While most critics have not enjoyed the film. audiences are lapping it up and celebrating the reunion of Godzilla and Kong and their team-up to face a terrifying new threat. The Monsterverse continues its success streak and is not stopping anytime soon.
Adam Wingard started making his stamp on the Monsterverse with 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong
The success of the film makes it highly likely that Warner Bros and Legendary will soon announce a third film with Wingard returning to finish his trilogy. The director has already expressed his desire to complete it and now the heads at Legendary are optimistic about a third film happening soon, for witnessing the impressive box office collections.
Godzilla x Kong Sequel is Imminent After the Film’s Impressive Box Office Hold
With the success...
Adam Wingard started making his stamp on the Monsterverse with 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong
The success of the film makes it highly likely that Warner Bros and Legendary will soon announce a third film with Wingard returning to finish his trilogy. The director has already expressed his desire to complete it and now the heads at Legendary are optimistic about a third film happening soon, for witnessing the impressive box office collections.
Godzilla x Kong Sequel is Imminent After the Film’s Impressive Box Office Hold
With the success...
- 4/9/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
Fans who are eager to experience—or re-experience—Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ Dune: Part Two in IMAX will have even further opportunities to view the film in theaters as the critically acclaimed blockbuster extends its run in the format’s top 20 markets across North America. Beginning Friday, April 19, fans will have two additional weeks to see the film in IMAX.
This includes 70Mm IMAX in two locales: Los Angeles’s Universal Cinema AMC at CityWalk and New York City’s AMC Lincoln Square 13. The announcement was made today by Jeff Goldstein, President, Domestic Distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures.
“The incredible response to this film has proven that Denis Villeneuve has crafted an unmissable cinematic experience for audiences, whether they are fans of the first film or discovering this world for the first time through ‘Dune: Part Two,'” said Goldstein.
“The fans have spoken, and we, along with...
This includes 70Mm IMAX in two locales: Los Angeles’s Universal Cinema AMC at CityWalk and New York City’s AMC Lincoln Square 13. The announcement was made today by Jeff Goldstein, President, Domestic Distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures.
“The incredible response to this film has proven that Denis Villeneuve has crafted an unmissable cinematic experience for audiences, whether they are fans of the first film or discovering this world for the first time through ‘Dune: Part Two,'” said Goldstein.
“The fans have spoken, and we, along with...
- 4/9/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Jaws dropped at Legendary and Warner Bros. when Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire opened to $80 million in North America over Easter weekend despite getting shredded by critics. It wasn’t quite double what tracking services had predicted, but close enough. And by day 10, its global cume had hit an impressive $361.1 million as it stayed atop the chart.
So what next? “This is certainly an exciting result,” says Mary Parent, chairman of worldwide production for Josh Grode’s Legendary. Grode’s company is on an enviable winning streak, between this film and early March blockbuster Dune: Part Two. “We are in a good position to continue the journey, but let’s see how Godzilla x Kong unfolds,” Parent says. “These are early days, but we are certainly feeling good.”
Godzilla x Kong is sure to be a hot topic this week at Cinemacon, the annual gathering of cinema operators and Hollywood studios in Las Vegas.
So what next? “This is certainly an exciting result,” says Mary Parent, chairman of worldwide production for Josh Grode’s Legendary. Grode’s company is on an enviable winning streak, between this film and early March blockbuster Dune: Part Two. “We are in a good position to continue the journey, but let’s see how Godzilla x Kong unfolds,” Parent says. “These are early days, but we are certainly feeling good.”
Godzilla x Kong is sure to be a hot topic this week at Cinemacon, the annual gathering of cinema operators and Hollywood studios in Las Vegas.
- 4/9/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: In a deal worth $500,000 against $1.5 million, Legendary Entertainment has optioned Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen’s nonfiction book Nuclear War: A Scenario as a potential reteam with its Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve. The expectation is that Villeneuve would take this one as another giant project after he completes Dune: Messiah, which he and Legendary are developing as the conclusion of the trilogy.
Deadline reveals the deal just as Nuclear War hits the New York Times bestseller lists. The book explores a ticking-clock scenario about what would happen in the event of a nuclear war, based on dozens of exclusive new interviews with military and civilian experts who built the weapons and have been privy to the response plans and have been responsible for those decisions should they need to be made.
This comes after Oppenheimer cleaned up at the Oscars, telling the story of the development of...
Deadline reveals the deal just as Nuclear War hits the New York Times bestseller lists. The book explores a ticking-clock scenario about what would happen in the event of a nuclear war, based on dozens of exclusive new interviews with military and civilian experts who built the weapons and have been privy to the response plans and have been responsible for those decisions should they need to be made.
This comes after Oppenheimer cleaned up at the Oscars, telling the story of the development of...
- 4/4/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Adam Wingard Shares Insights on Baby Kong, the Breakout Star of ‘Godzilla vs. Kong'(Photo Credit –Facebook)
Amidst the thrilling action of the iconic title characters in “Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire,” a fresh face emerges in the Monsterverse spotlight. Meet Suko, a “mini Kong” with a nuanced connection to his legendary counterpart, enthralling viewers with his endearing yet ferocious demeanor, perfectly fitting into the monstrous realm. Director Adam Wingard shared that the idea for Suko blossomed while making his earlier film, “Godzilla vs. Kong.”
In a recent interview with IndieWire, director Adam Wingard revealed that the concept emerged during a story meeting with producer Mary Parent, where they brainstormed the future of the Monsterverse. Parent introduced the idea of a ‘Son of Kong’ movie, sparking Wingard’s interest. Over the subsequent two years, he mulled over the concept. When crafting “The New Empire,” Wingard delved into how...
Amidst the thrilling action of the iconic title characters in “Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire,” a fresh face emerges in the Monsterverse spotlight. Meet Suko, a “mini Kong” with a nuanced connection to his legendary counterpart, enthralling viewers with his endearing yet ferocious demeanor, perfectly fitting into the monstrous realm. Director Adam Wingard shared that the idea for Suko blossomed while making his earlier film, “Godzilla vs. Kong.”
In a recent interview with IndieWire, director Adam Wingard revealed that the concept emerged during a story meeting with producer Mary Parent, where they brainstormed the future of the Monsterverse. Parent introduced the idea of a ‘Son of Kong’ movie, sparking Wingard’s interest. Over the subsequent two years, he mulled over the concept. When crafting “The New Empire,” Wingard delved into how...
- 4/4/2024
- by Hari P N
- KoiMoi
After the March 28 friends, family, and industry screening for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” at Universal’s CityWalk AMC in IMAX, reactions were wild. Some said it was his most ambitious film since “Apocalypse Now;” another described it to Puck as “batshit crazy.” Made for $120 million and bankrolled entirely by Coppola through the sale of one of his vineyards, it incorporates new VFX techniques — ones, the filmmakers hope, will be seen on the biggest screens possible.
For that to happen, it will need a major theatrical deal and the filmmakers are now in talks with distributors and major studios. However, those entities have been particularly risk averse these days — and while Coppola is a legend, he hasn’t made a commercial success in three decades.
The film’s stars include Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, and Giancarlo Esposito; maybe, say, Paramount or Universal want to be back in the Coppola business.
For that to happen, it will need a major theatrical deal and the filmmakers are now in talks with distributors and major studios. However, those entities have been particularly risk averse these days — and while Coppola is a legend, he hasn’t made a commercial success in three decades.
The film’s stars include Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, and Giancarlo Esposito; maybe, say, Paramount or Universal want to be back in the Coppola business.
- 4/2/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
After three days of release, “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” stands as the third-highest-grossing movie of the year. It has collected a mighty $194 million globally in its opening weekend, ranking behind only “Dune: Part Two” ($626 million after five weeks of release) and “Kung Fu Panda 4” ($347 million after four weeks of release) in terms of overall ticket sales.
The monster mashup, from Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment, kicked off at the international box office with $114 million from 64 markets. It also far exceeded expectations in North America with $80 million in its first weekend of release. Overseas, China led the way with $44 million, followed by Mexico with $12.8 million and India with $5.5 million.
“We wanted to deliver something that was highly entertaining to audiences,” says “Godzilla x Kong” producer Mary Parent. “Nobody has a crystal ball. You can only hope and dream. So, seeing this result globally feels really good and exciting.
The monster mashup, from Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment, kicked off at the international box office with $114 million from 64 markets. It also far exceeded expectations in North America with $80 million in its first weekend of release. Overseas, China led the way with $44 million, followed by Mexico with $12.8 million and India with $5.5 million.
“We wanted to deliver something that was highly entertaining to audiences,” says “Godzilla x Kong” producer Mary Parent. “Nobody has a crystal ball. You can only hope and dream. So, seeing this result globally feels really good and exciting.
- 3/31/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” stomped to the top of box office charts, collecting a better-than-expected $80 million from 3,861 North American theaters in its debut.
Heading into the weekend, the monster mashup was projected to earn $50 million to $55 million to start. But “Godzilla x Kong,” which sees the two otherworldly beasts team up to save the planet, trounced those projections after benefitting from several factors, including premium large formats (accounting for 48% of ticket sales) and audience enthusiasm (it landed an “A-” CinemaScore”). Critics were less impressed by “The New Empire,” starring Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry and Dan Stevens and directed by Adam Wingard (“Godzilla vs. Kong”). It holds a 55% “rotten” average on Rotten Tomatoes.
It’s the second-biggest debut for Warner Bros. and Legendary’s MonsterVerse, following 2014’s “Godzilla” ($93 million) but ahead of 2017’s “Kong: Skull Island” ($61 million), 2019’s “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” ($47.7 million) and 2021’s “Godzilla vs. Kong...
Heading into the weekend, the monster mashup was projected to earn $50 million to $55 million to start. But “Godzilla x Kong,” which sees the two otherworldly beasts team up to save the planet, trounced those projections after benefitting from several factors, including premium large formats (accounting for 48% of ticket sales) and audience enthusiasm (it landed an “A-” CinemaScore”). Critics were less impressed by “The New Empire,” starring Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry and Dan Stevens and directed by Adam Wingard (“Godzilla vs. Kong”). It holds a 55% “rotten” average on Rotten Tomatoes.
It’s the second-biggest debut for Warner Bros. and Legendary’s MonsterVerse, following 2014’s “Godzilla” ($93 million) but ahead of 2017’s “Kong: Skull Island” ($61 million), 2019’s “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” ($47.7 million) and 2021’s “Godzilla vs. Kong...
- 3/31/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Enemies-turned-frenemies proved to be just what the Easter weekend box office needed.
Warner Bros. and Legendary’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire opened to a monstrous $80 million at the domestic box office, well ahead of an expected $45 million to $55 million. The tentpole scored the second-best opening in the MonsterVerse Universe, no small feat for a fifth film in a franchise. It also delivered the fifth biggest Easter opening of all time, according to Sunday estimates.
Globally, the film stomped to a $194 million launch after taking in $114 million overseas from 64 markets — including an impressive $44 million in China, where Legendary East is handling the movie. These days, many Hollywood event pics don’t come close to doing that level of business in China (on Monday, it will pass up the $46.5 million earned by Dune: Part II to rank as the top-grossing Hollywood title of 2024). Godzilla x Kong opened to $12.8 million in Mexico,...
Warner Bros. and Legendary’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire opened to a monstrous $80 million at the domestic box office, well ahead of an expected $45 million to $55 million. The tentpole scored the second-best opening in the MonsterVerse Universe, no small feat for a fifth film in a franchise. It also delivered the fifth biggest Easter opening of all time, according to Sunday estimates.
Globally, the film stomped to a $194 million launch after taking in $114 million overseas from 64 markets — including an impressive $44 million in China, where Legendary East is handling the movie. These days, many Hollywood event pics don’t come close to doing that level of business in China (on Monday, it will pass up the $46.5 million earned by Dune: Part II to rank as the top-grossing Hollywood title of 2024). Godzilla x Kong opened to $12.8 million in Mexico,...
- 3/31/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Although “Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire” has no shortage of spectacular action involving its legendary title characters, it’s a new addition to the Monsterverse that nearly steals the show. Suko, a sort of “mini Kong” who has a complicated relationship with his more famous elder, is both utterly adorable and completely consistent with the savage nature of the monsters that populate the “Godzilla” and “Kong” movies. According to director Adam Wingard, the idea for Suko was first floated during production of his previous movie, “Godzilla vs. Kong.”
“The idea originated with [producer] Mary Parent,” Wingard told IndieWire. “We were having a story meeting, and she was talking about the future of the Monsterverse. She mentioned the idea of a ‘Son of Kong’ movie, and nobody knew what that meant. But I let it ruminate for the next two years.” When the time came for “The New Empire,” Wingard started...
“The idea originated with [producer] Mary Parent,” Wingard told IndieWire. “We were having a story meeting, and she was talking about the future of the Monsterverse. She mentioned the idea of a ‘Son of Kong’ movie, and nobody knew what that meant. But I let it ruminate for the next two years.” When the time came for “The New Empire,” Wingard started...
- 3/30/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
If the $579 million at the box office and 93% Rotten Tomatoes score weren’t enough, Quebecois director Denis Villeneuve got one of the greatest boosts one can receive in his field. None other than Steven Spielberg, who knows a thing or two about science fiction, interviewed the “Dune: Part Two” director for the DGA’s “Director’s Cut” podcast, and told him “you have made one of the most brilliant science fiction films I’ve ever seen.”
The creator of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” continued by extolling Villeneuve’s “world-building” prowess, by placing him on a Mount Olympus with several other greats. “Starting with [Georges] Méliès and Disney and Kubrick, George Lucas. Ray Harryhausen, I include in that list. Fellini built his own worlds. Tim Burton. Obviously Wes Anderson, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, Guillermo del Toro. The list goes on but it...
The creator of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” continued by extolling Villeneuve’s “world-building” prowess, by placing him on a Mount Olympus with several other greats. “Starting with [Georges] Méliès and Disney and Kubrick, George Lucas. Ray Harryhausen, I include in that list. Fellini built his own worlds. Tim Burton. Obviously Wes Anderson, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, Guillermo del Toro. The list goes on but it...
- 3/28/2024
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
Basking in the glory of box office triumphs akin to the Shai Hulud navigating the sandy plains of Arrakis, Timothée Chalamet is poised for a significant salary increase. This surge in earnings is attributed to his consecutive hits with Wonka and Dune Part Two.
Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Chalamet is set to be part of Bob Dylan’s biopic as well and the first look of Chalamet as the legendary singer has fans convinced the film will be a masterpiece.
Timothée Chalamet’s First Look as Bob Dylan Has Convinced Fans The Movie Will Be A Success Timothée Chalamet in Dune
According to Daily Mail, Timothée Chalamet embraced a casual look as he took on the role of Bob Dylan in the singer-songwriter’s biopic, spotted in New York City on Sunday sporting a gambler hat and fingerless gloves. The 28-year-old actor, known for his role in Beautiful Boy, fully embodied the music legend,...
Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Chalamet is set to be part of Bob Dylan’s biopic as well and the first look of Chalamet as the legendary singer has fans convinced the film will be a masterpiece.
Timothée Chalamet’s First Look as Bob Dylan Has Convinced Fans The Movie Will Be A Success Timothée Chalamet in Dune
According to Daily Mail, Timothée Chalamet embraced a casual look as he took on the role of Bob Dylan in the singer-songwriter’s biopic, spotted in New York City on Sunday sporting a gambler hat and fingerless gloves. The 28-year-old actor, known for his role in Beautiful Boy, fully embodied the music legend,...
- 3/17/2024
- by Subhojeet Mookherjee
- FandomWire
Riding the success of the box office like the Shai Hulud on the sandy plains of Arrakis, Timothée Chalamet is on his way to getting a massive salary boost, thanks to his back-to-back successes of Wonka and Dune Part Two. Experts have weighed in on Chalamet’s meteoric ascend, focusing on what it is about the actor that has made him so bankable.
Timothee Chalamet in a still from Dune: Part Two
The Wonka alum has not only wowed fans with his acting skills but has them come to theatres in droves, like kids to chocolate. When it comes to the business of filmmaking, a crucial part of the process, that aids heavily in bringing in money at the box office, is marketing, which is one of Chalamet’s strongest suits, which bodes well for his place in the industry.
Experts have already called Timothee Chalamet a leading man
Timothee...
Timothee Chalamet in a still from Dune: Part Two
The Wonka alum has not only wowed fans with his acting skills but has them come to theatres in droves, like kids to chocolate. When it comes to the business of filmmaking, a crucial part of the process, that aids heavily in bringing in money at the box office, is marketing, which is one of Chalamet’s strongest suits, which bodes well for his place in the industry.
Experts have already called Timothee Chalamet a leading man
Timothee...
- 3/14/2024
- by Anuraag Chatterjee
- FandomWire
Watch the Trailer for Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire: "The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of “Godzilla vs. Kong” with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.
Once again at the helm is director Adam Wingard. The film stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle (“Godzilla vs. Kong”), Alex Ferns and Fala Chen.
The screenplay is by Terry Rossio (“Godzilla vs. Kong” the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series) and Simon Barrett (“You’re Next...
Once again at the helm is director Adam Wingard. The film stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle (“Godzilla vs. Kong”), Alex Ferns and Fala Chen.
The screenplay is by Terry Rossio (“Godzilla vs. Kong” the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series) and Simon Barrett (“You’re Next...
- 3/14/2024
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
In the run-up to the release of last December’s “Wonka,” Timothée Chalamet made a surprise visit to New York’s Hudson Yards for a screening of the fantasy musical for kids enrolled in After-School All-Stars. With the holiday season in full swing, the 28-year-old actor handed out gift bags filled with Xboxes, Nikes and, naturally, chocolate bars. It was a plan he concocted on his own and was followed by similar events, such as a January visit to a Minnesota high school, where he took selfies with students from the drama program.
“He took every kid’s hand who came. He took a photograph with everybody who asked him, which was pretty much everyone,” recalls “Wonka” producer David Heyman. “That was about his heart. But he’s also very savvy about marketing. He gets very engaged and brings ideas to the table.”
Chalamet is that rare performer who appeals to audiences of all ages.
“He took every kid’s hand who came. He took a photograph with everybody who asked him, which was pretty much everyone,” recalls “Wonka” producer David Heyman. “That was about his heart. But he’s also very savvy about marketing. He gets very engaged and brings ideas to the table.”
Chalamet is that rare performer who appeals to audiences of all ages.
- 3/13/2024
- by Tatiana Siegel and Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Not even the prophetic visions of Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides, the messianic protagonist of “Dune,” could have predicted the commercial appeal of director Denis Villeneuve’s ambitious interplanetary epics.
After all, when the long-in-the-works adaptation finally gained momentum in 2017, it was superheroes, not cerebral stories, that ruled the box office. “Dune,” in particular, was notoriously difficult to translate to cinema, as Hollywood learned from director David Lynch’s disastrous 1984 version.
It wasn’t just sci-fi fans, but general audiences, too, who helped “Dune: Part Two” ride those massive sandworms to the top of box office charts. The big-budget sequel has collected a bigger-than-expected $82.5 million in North America and $182.5 million globally in its first weekend of release. It landed the biggest domestic opening of the year while helping to revive a barren box office. Initial ticket sales for the follow-up have far exceeded the original, 2021’s “Dune,” which opened to...
After all, when the long-in-the-works adaptation finally gained momentum in 2017, it was superheroes, not cerebral stories, that ruled the box office. “Dune,” in particular, was notoriously difficult to translate to cinema, as Hollywood learned from director David Lynch’s disastrous 1984 version.
It wasn’t just sci-fi fans, but general audiences, too, who helped “Dune: Part Two” ride those massive sandworms to the top of box office charts. The big-budget sequel has collected a bigger-than-expected $82.5 million in North America and $182.5 million globally in its first weekend of release. It landed the biggest domestic opening of the year while helping to revive a barren box office. Initial ticket sales for the follow-up have far exceeded the original, 2021’s “Dune,” which opened to...
- 3/4/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
“Dune: Part Two” is turbocharging the international box office.
Director Denis Villeneuve’s otherworldly sequel has generated $97 million from 71 overseas markets, bringing its global tally to a promising $178.5 million. Those worldwide revenues include $81.5 million from North American theaters, where it landed the biggest domestic opening weekend of the year.
The movie, starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, has been embraced in the U.S. and Canada. But the backers of “Dune 2” need overseas audiences to keep the ticket sales flowing as freely as spice on the desert planet of Arrakis. That’s because Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment spent $190 million to produce and roughly $100 million more to promote the film to global audiences. Those hefty fees mean the tentpole will require outsized admissions to turn a profit.
At this rate, though, the second “Dune” already looks well positioned in its box office run. It helps that the movie has been...
Director Denis Villeneuve’s otherworldly sequel has generated $97 million from 71 overseas markets, bringing its global tally to a promising $178.5 million. Those worldwide revenues include $81.5 million from North American theaters, where it landed the biggest domestic opening weekend of the year.
The movie, starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, has been embraced in the U.S. and Canada. But the backers of “Dune 2” need overseas audiences to keep the ticket sales flowing as freely as spice on the desert planet of Arrakis. That’s because Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment spent $190 million to produce and roughly $100 million more to promote the film to global audiences. Those hefty fees mean the tentpole will require outsized admissions to turn a profit.
At this rate, though, the second “Dune” already looks well positioned in its box office run. It helps that the movie has been...
- 3/3/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Sunday Am: It pays to wait.
With a near 600M social media draw boosted by Zendaya, Dave Bautista, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, and Austin Butler, the move for Legendary/Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two from the strike-stricken desert of the first weekend of November to early March has yielded an $81.5M domestic and $178.5M global opening. EntTelligence says that translates to 5.2M admissions for 70% of the weekend’s entire foot traffic.
Though logic prevailed to delay the movie from its first weekend in November to March (a decision made back in August), that was a daunting challenge for a movie that cost $190M, 80% financed by Legendary Entertainment. And nail-biting to say the least for those involved.
Changing release dates can be expensive: There’s a start and stop of the campaign, and a re-start again. Warners is also getting an 8% distribution fee. One casualty for Dune: Part Two during the strike was skipping San Diego Comic-Con, where they were scheduled to appear. But there’s also the carry-cost/finance charges for keeping the movie on the shelf. Once you do that media buy, you’re locked.
However, Warner Bros. domestic distribution boss Jeff Goldstein knew that early March was a rich bed, having launched such movies as The Batman ($134M) and Legendary’s Kong: Skull Island ($61M) here.
However, it became clear to the parties involved with Dune: Part Two that for a movie of this cost, and to mount a campaign at the level that this movie deserved, you needed the cast. It was essential for the actors to explain to the world what a special movie Dune: Part Two is.
When it came to the sequel, Legendary Chairman Josh Grode says, “There was no question this was going to be a 100% theatrical release worldwide.” Coming away from the first movie — which was crimped by Covid and a theatrical-day-and-date release on HBO Max stateside — Legendary did a bespoke analysis and evaluated the financial impact on the first Dune, speaking with global exhibition and Warner distribution, assessing the pandemic’s impact on a country-by-country basis.
The mission: to triangulate the data to come up with what the true mean theatrical box office value was of Dune to justify the $190M net global cost, a production which reaped tax benefits from Abu Dhabi, Jordan, and Hungary.
“We had a once-in-a-lifetime cast that was ready to go, a great script, and a great filmmaker,” says Grode.
Goldstein beamed today, “Denis Villeneuve is an extraordinary filmmaker who assembled an amazing, talented cast, and Mary Parent an epic producer who shepherded this movie and helped create a cultural moment globally.
“You have to see this movie on the largest screen you can. It’s not something you can experience at home,” added the distribution chief, “Cinemas make movie stars and movie stars make cultural moments.”
The gist of their pitch in the campaign: Dune: Part Two is a movie that’s a love story about a boy falling in love with a girl, and boy becoming a man, amid a world that’s pulling them apart. Those are universal themes that required the cast to market that message.
Premium formats across IMAX, Dolby Cinema, PLFs, 70mm, and motion seating drove a massive 48% of the weekend. For Imax alone in March, they notched an opening record of $18.5M, which is a 23% share of the sequel’s 3-day.
Opening domestic records: Biggest-ever for Denis Villeneuve (beating Dune‘s $41M), biggest for Timothee Chalamet (also beating Dune), biggest for Rebecca Ferguson (beating Mission: Impossible Fallout‘s $61.2M), best for Austin Butler (besting Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘s $41M).
In a campaign driven by Warner Bros. marketing czar Josh Goldstine, there were crucial beats to hit, and there were great waves from that.
Let’s start with the first trailer, which became a cultural moment out of last year’s CinemaCon in April, which also ran on prints of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Fast X. The bit highlighted key talent, along with a photo gallery in Vanity Fair. That powerful “Thumper” teaser resulted in 282M social media reach, trending in 19 markets on Twitter and 29 markets on YouTube. The trailer was the No. 1 trending video on YouTube in the U.S., and #1 in Entertainment. At 24 hours, social volume trended ahead of comps.
Trailer 2 was dropped on Mission Impossible 7, Oppenheimer, and Meg 2, as well as social media and key linear, which further targeted the Dune fan community and reached a broader audience on TikTok.
Trailer 3 came off of the fan fervor and excitement generated from Brazil Comic-Con Ccxp. Warner further amplified the spot with thanks to top influencer support, brand extensions via games/Activision support, and prime in-theater trailer placement on Aquaman 2. The trailer earned a 99% positive-to-neutral reaction on social, and trended in 13 markets on YouTube, peaking at No. 1 in the U.S. and Canada. Social volume from trailer 2 to trailer 3 had a stronger hold than trailer 1 to trailer 2, we’re told, with females engaging more than any of the comp titles.
Throughout it all, cast was the biggest driver of social conversation. TikTok alone clocked 300M impressions.
Riveting moments on social included the following:
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Dune: Part Two spots aired during key programming and pop culture moments, i.e. during the Grammy’s with Taylor Swift Artist Affinity digital surround on Spotify, in a Netflix Griselda sponsorship, the Abbot Elementary premiere, NBC’s La Brea finale, the People’s Choice Awards, American Idol premiere, CBS’ The Equalizer premiere, Daytona 500, America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League finale (NBC), The Irrational finale (NBC), The Challenge finale, SAG Awards live red carpet on E!, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart return, and Univision Premio lo nuestro on Univision. There was also a TikTok top view during the day after the Super Bowl.
Dune: Part Two tickets went on sale on Jan. 26 in a multi-promo campaign with Imax.
On Feb. 9, Dune was re-released in Imax in 50 locations in 40-plus markets, as well as 58 off-shore territories which included a 10-minute sneak peek of the sequel and an announcement about the fan screening of Dune: Part Two on Feb. 25 (which made $2M). There was also that re-issue of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet on Feb. 23, which included exclusive Imax content of Dune: Part Two.
Among the brand partners for Dune: Part Two, there was Xbox, which had movie-themed custom consoles and the world’s first floating controllers. There was a Microsoft Flight Simulator Dune Expansion Pack, as well as content with Chalamet and Butler. At the London and NY premieres, there were Microsoft Flight Simulator Influencers and a life-size Ornithopter Game Simulator.
There was also a Govee collaboration with their TV backlights, which entail an immersive viewing experience via their smart lighting products, to mirror aesthetics of the film.
Also, a Hamilton watches partnership with two limited edition watches inspired by the film.
Another biggie was Samsung, which brought Dune2’s trailer to Neo Qled 8K screens in more than 65K retail stores around the world.
Also, Smartwater with paid social media posts week of release and a NY premiere sponsorship.
Car partner was Nio in China.
EntTelligence says that most people who attended Dune: Part Two went between the hours of 5Pm-8Pm (33%), followed by 1Pm-5Pm (31%), 8Pm and later (19%), and before 1Pm (17%).
The box office data org also reports that family groups came out more on Saturday, and their activity was much higher with the more economically priced standard format ($13.94 average price overall per ticket vs. premium average price ticket of $17.43). Families constituted 13% of the audience, an increase from Friday’s 5%.
“While both days predominantly attracted non-family attendees, the increased percentage of Family Groups on Saturday suggests a slight shift in the audience composition, making it more diverse in terms of household types,” says EntTelligence. Also, when comparing family attendance and adult age group variances across IMAX, standard, and large format screenings, the standard format drew 19% family attendance versus that group’s attendance at Imax (8%) and Plf overall (12%).
The top 10 locations overall are: 1. AMC Lincoln Square New York, 2. Tcl Chinese Los Angeles, 3. Cineplex Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal, 4. AMC Metreon San Francisco, 5. Regal Irvine Spectrum Los Angeles, 6. AMC Burbank, 7. Cineplex Scotiabank Toronto, 8. AMC Empire New York, 9. AMC Universal Citywalk Los Angeles, and 10. AMC Kips Bay New York.
Meanwhile, the top markets were Los Angeles, NYC, San Francisco, Toronto, Dallas, Seattle, DC, Chicago, Salt Lake City, and Denver.
Hope is that more women turn out in the days to come: CinemaScore reports that 41% came out, which is a greater share than what PostTrak shows (37%).
Overall box office weekend hit $113M, -5% from a year ago, per ComScore. Meanwhile, thank God for Dune: Part Two, as it propelled the domestic box office for 2024 Ytd past the $1 billion line, though still -13% behind the same Jan. 1-March 3 frame a year ago.
Studio reported numbers:
1.) Dune: Part Two (Leg/WB) 4,071 theaters, Fri $32.3M, Sat $28.8M Sun $20.3M 3-day $81.5M/Wk 1
2.) Bob Marley: One Love (Par) 3,390 (-207) theaters, Fri $1.92M (-48%) Sat $3.4M Sun $2.09M 3-day $7.43M (-45%) Total $82.77M/Wk 3
3.) Ordinary Angels (LG) 3,020 theaters Fri $1.05M (-55%) Sat $1.66M Sun $1.14M 3-day $3.85M (-38%)/Total $12.5M/Wk 2
4.) Madame Web (Sony) 3,116 (-897) theaters, Fri $800K (-51%) Sat $1.46M Sun $940K 3-day $3.2M (-45%) Total $40.4M/Wk 3
5.) Chosen, Season 4, Ep. 7-8 (Fathom) 2,235 theaters, Fri $971K, Sat $1.2M Sun $936K 3-day $3.15M, Total $3.9M/Wk 1
6.) Migration (Ill/Uni) 2,204 (-230) Fri $450K (-32%) Sat $1.27M Sun $780K 3-day $2.5M (-13%) Total $123.4M/ Wk 11
7. Demon Slayer…(Sony) 1,949 theaters Fri $515K (-91%) Sat $905K Sun $645K 3-day $2.06M (-82%)/Total $15.7M/Wk 2
8.) Wonka (WB) 1,732 (-471) theaters, Fri $350K (-42%) Sat $865K Sun $520K 3-day $1.73M (-29%) Total $216.7M/Wk 12
9.) Argylle (App/Uni) 2,283 (-2) theaters, Fri $370K (-50%) Sat $650K Sun $380K Sun 3-day $1.4M (-49%) Total $43.9M/ Wk 5
10.)The Beekeeper (Amz MGM) 1,347 (-810) theaters, Fri $275K (-45%) Sat $524K Sun $314K 3-day $1.1M (-42%) Total $64.9M/Wk 8
11.)Drive-Away Dolls (Foc) 2,278 (-2) theaters Fri $300K (-71%) Sat $430K Sun $270K 3-day $1M (-58%)/Total $4.3M/Wk 2
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Saturday Pm: It might be raining in California and in the Northeast, but all Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros see is sun, sun, sun, and that’s from the rays of Dune: Part Two which posted a Saturday of $28M, which indicates that this Denis Villeneuve directed space opera is heading to an $80M stateside start. Nancy says the global debut is $160M.
Dune: Part Two‘s Saturday is bigger than Oppenheimer’s ($26.2M) and Five Nights at Freddy’s ($24.2M). The former is more and more becoming the comp given the premium ticket juice Dune 2 has; that Christopher Nolan directed Oscar nominated movie legging out to a near 4x for a final domestic gross of $329M. Against the pure Friday of $20.2M (less $12M previews), Dune: Part Two is +39% today. Muy bien.
Overall estimated box office weekend for all movies is pegged at $112.2M, which is -5% from the same weekend a year ago. This despite the fact that Dune 2 is posting a higher opening than that frame’s No. 1 title, Creed III which did $58.3M. The difference is that there were more holdovers in the marketplace posting double digit million grosses, i.e. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Cocaine Bear and Demon Slayer.
Austin Butler and Lea Seydoux get kissy kissy as ‘Dune: Part Two’ heads to $80M
Second place belongs to Paramount’s Bob: Marley: One Love which did $3.45M, +80% over Friday for a third weekend of $7.45M, -45%, for a running total of $82.7M. Both Dune: Part Two and Bob Marley: One Love will be the first two movies of 2024 to ultimately cross the century mark.
Saturday Am: Legendary Entertainment/Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two is shaping up at this moment to with a weekend take around $76M, which though not at that $80M expectation the industry was putting upon it, is still wonderfully 85% over of Dune‘s $41M opening, which was dampered down by Covid and pic’s avail on HBO Max. Friday came in with $32.2M, which includes previews. The last time we saw a Friday with previews north of $30M was at the end of October with Universal/Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy‘s posting $39.6M which turned into an $80M opening. Dune: Part Two‘s Friday is also just under that of Oppenheimer‘s which was $33M (and an $82.4M opening).
I hear that Dune: Part Two is going to have a great Saturday. Already as of this Am, Warners has $13.5M bagged for Saturday. I understand that they’re up 30% over the pure Friday (less previews). The sequel has an excellent 80% definite recommend, and an 80% definitely see in a theater. On Friday, close to half the audience bought their ticket day of indicating strong walk-up business.
At the end of the day, Dune: Part Two is a box office blessing, make no mistake. CinemaScore is a solid A, ahead of Dune‘s A-. PostTrak is still high at 5 stars, 94% positive. That’s enough spice to keep this sci-fi epic space worm movie going.
Some see the Denis Villeneuve directed movie’s take at $72M-$75M. We’ll get into that in a minute, but this sci-fi epic has all the diagnostics to overperform tonight. The question: do more of the Zendaya fans come out and does this turn into more of a date night film than it is: 20% came with their partner/spouse while 11% brought a date versus 21% who went alone and 17% who brought one friend. Women under 25 at 10% attended, and they gave the Timothee Chalamet, Austin, Butler, Zendaya pic an 85% to the 93%-plus grades of the other demos. Dune: Part Two is dude leaning at 65%.
Right now Imax and PLFs are driving 48% of the weekend gross similar to the first Dune and an amazing share for upscale tickets. Audiences are discerning and want to see this movie in the most ideal situation, meaning the best theater, greatest premium format and the best seats. Imax alone is 27% which is an unusually high share for Imax, and that’s big push to this movie in the best formats. There is a constant near sellout of Imax, Dolby and Plf auditoriums, even during early shows, at AMC’s Porter Ranch, Universal City, and Century City, however at the Valencia Regal just outside of LA. The problem with some of these premium auditoriums at AMC is that the first two rows are too close to the screen. Often, you don’t see them selling out. What winds up happening: If a moviegoer can’t get their best seat today, then they’ll see Dune: Part Two tomorrow.
PostTrak shows 18-34 repping 55% of the audience with 24–34-year-olds the largest demo at 34% with the overall over 35 crowd repping 41% of ticket buyers.
Adam Aron’s AMC Lincoln Square in NYC is the highest grossing theater in the nation at $165K so far. While Dune: Part Two is playing best everywhere, but overperforming in the West and Mountain regions.
On PostTrak, 54% said they snapped up ticket to Dune 2 because it’s part of a franchise they love, while 33% came because it’s a Villeneuve movie, 29% for Chalamet and Butler, and 21% for Zendaya.
Of those who’ve seen the movie, 47% said they’ll watch Dune: Part Two in a theater again — more than any other home watching option.
1.) Dune: Part Two (Leg/WB) 4,071 theaters, Fri $32.2M, 3-day $76M/Wk 1
2.) Bob Marley: One Love (Par) 3,390 (-207) theaters, Fri $1.92M (-48%) 3-day $7.35M (-45%) Total $82.6M/Wk 3
3.) Ordinary Angels (LG) 3,020 theaters Fri $1.05M (-55%) 3-day $3.7M (-40%)/Total $12.4M/Wk 2
4.) Chosen, Season 4, Ep. 7-8 (Fathom) 2,235 theaters, Fri $971K, 3-day $3.4M, Total $4.1M/Wk 1
5.) Madame Web (Sony) 3,116 (-897) theaters, Fri $800K (-51%) 3-day $2.85M (-52%) Total $40M/Wk 3
6.) Migration (Ill/Uni) 2,204 (-230) Fri $450K (-32%) 3-day $2M (-30%) Total $122.9M/ Wk 11
7.) Demon Slayer…(Sony) 1,949 theaters Fri $515K (-91%) 3-day $1.86M (-84%)/Total $15.5M/Wk 2
8.) Wonka (WB) 1,732 (-471) theaters, Fri $380K (-37%) 3-day $1.47M (-40%) Total $216.4M/Wk 12
9.) Argylle (App/Uni) 2,283 (-2) theaters, Fri $360K (-51%) 3-day $1.3M (-53%) Total $43.8M/ Wk 5
10.)The Beekeeper (Amz MGM) 1,347 (-810) theaters, Fri $275K (-45%) 3-day $1.02M (-48%) Total $64.8M/Wk 8
11.)Drive-Away Dolls (Foc) 2,278 (-2) theaters Fri $290K (-71%) 3-day $1M (-58%)/Total $4.3M/Wk 2
Updated, Friday late afternoon: The $190 million Legendary Entertainment/Warner Bros sequel Dune: Part Two is heading for a $30 million-$34 million Friday, inclusive of $12M previews, for what’s shaping up to be a $70M-$80M weekend at 4,071 theaters. Lower estimates stem from the fact that this movie is not a younger-skewing fanboy movie; those over 25 attended last night at 77%, with guys over 25 repping 53% of the crowd.
Last night’s Screen Engine/Comscore PostTrak exits were from another galaxy at 5 stars, 94% positive. Women over 25 at 24% were the second-biggest demo, followed by men under 25 at 15% and women under 25 trailing at 8% (that portion of Zendaya’s fans haven’t showed up yet). The 25-44 demo repped 53% of the audience. Diversity demos were 48% Caucasian, 22% Hispanic and Latino, 13% Black, 10% Asian and 7% other.
I’m told there are still seats available — indicative in the pic’s opening. But if you’re trying to get seats this weekend in the Dolby auditorium of AMC’s Century City or Porter Ranch location, fuhgettaboutit.
We’ll have more updates as they come.
Related: ‘Dune: Part Two’ Movie Posters and Images: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Josh Brolin & More
Updated, Friday Am after Thursday Exclusive: Legendary/Warner Bros’ Dune Part Two has now grown to $12 million-plus in previews, Warner Bros said Friday. That’s from 4,500 locations; Imax alone delivered $4.5M of that number, or 38%. Of that preview figure, $2M came from an Imax fan screening on February 25. Audience reactions have hit Rotten Tomatoes and they’re at 95%, which is great. Denis Villeneuve’s first Dune saw 83% certified fresh from Rt critics and 90% from Rt audiences.
Dune: Part Two preview cash is just under that of Deadpool, which did $12.7M in 2016, and it’s just under the $13M made from Warner’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (midnight show starts back in 2012). Again, those didn’t have any fan screening money built in, but that’s interesting range of fanboy comps for two movies that opened to $132.4M and $84.6M, respectively.
Dune: Part Two is roughly 10 minutes longer than the 2021 version at 2 hours and 46 minutes. Given how important it is for fans to see this movie in Imax or a premium format, it will be interesting to see whether there’s a slow burn on this. Some box office sources have assumed the sequel is front-loaded, but it’s clear Dune: Part Two demands appointment viewing; moviegoers will want the right seats in the right auditorium for a near three-hour feature. Imax, Dolby Cinema and PLFs were a massive driver on the first pic, repping 50% of its $41M 3-day. Imax theaters alone delivered $9M from 404 screens on the first Dune for 22.5% of the weekend.
The last Dune saw $5.1M in previews delivering a $17.5M opening day, or 29%.
Meanwhile, movie theaters are approaching this movie like it’s Star Wars. Well beyond AMC’s Sandworm popcorn bucket (which are going for close to $70 on Etsy), chains are selling Dune-themed drinks.
Megaplex denizens drinking blue worm juice.
At Santikos Theatres in Texas the bar special is the Arrakis Sunset. At the Larry H. Miller Megaplex theaters in Utah, they’re serving blue worm juice (aka “The Water of Life”), which actually is Powerade.
The last Dune received an A- CinemaScore and 4 1/2 stars, 84% positive on Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak, with a 66% definite recommend.
Yesterday, Deadline’s Nancy Tartaglione reported Wednesday’s offshore results, which were $7.6M (that includes previews) from 13 markets including No. 1s in each, particularly France, Italy and Korea.
Exclusive, Thursday Pm: Welcome back to the cinema, everyone.
Legendary Entertainment/Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two is off to a strong start with $10 million-plus in previews, per industry estimates Thursday. We hear that figure includes $2M from the Imax fan event screening that took place February 25. Note that these numbers do not come from Warner Bros, so they might be higher or lower Friday morning. Previews began at 3 p.m. today.
At $10M+, that’s the biggest preview cash we’ve seen since Barbenheimer on Thursday, July 20, when Warner Bros’ Barbie made $22.3M and Universal’s Oppenheimer did $10.5M. Also, Five Nights at Freddy’s, despite going day-and-date on Universal’s Peacock streaming service put up a great Thursday night preview of $10.3M on October 26.
Freddy’s opened to $80M, while Oppenheimer started at $82.4M. That’s the top end of where many are expecting the Denis Villeneuve-directed sequel to come in this weekend.
Far and away, Dune: Part Two‘s previews are ahead of the Thursday night of 2021’s Dune, which did $5.1M from showtimes that started at 6 p.m. They’re also ahead of John Wick: Chapter 4‘s $8.9M; that movie put up a $73.8M three-day total.
What is slightly difficult in projecting at this point is that presales for Dune: Part Two are premium-format frontloaded and standard advance ticket sales are Ok, per sources. Advance ticket sales of $18M typically indicates a movie will open to north of $100M, but many in distribution circles are taking those presales with a grain of salt.
Dune: Part Two has everything going for it: 95% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with critics and a social media universe per RelishMix of 575.5M across Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. That easily blows away the 468.9M Smu of the first Dune in October 2021 which was available day-and-date on HBO Max.
Reports RelishMix: “An element in re-dating Dune 2 in the strike from the first weekend in November was clearly the social fire-power of the cast with Zendaya at 227.8M, Dave Bautista at 180.1M, Timothée Chalamet at 21.1M, Florence Pugh at 9.5M, Austin Butler at 5.2M and Josh Brolin at 3.3M.”
On the social media monitor’s rule stick that’s “full activation at 10 on a scale of 10 with all cast super social and fully activated across all social platforms.”
Nothing but sun, sun, sun for Dune as far as social media chatter goes, just like its desert setting.
Says RelishMix, “Convo tone on Dune: Part 2 runs positive with chatter on all aspects of the film — everything from the camerawork to the soundtrack is drowning in praise: ‘I am so impressed by the scale of these movies. These are a masterclass in filmmaking; they don’t make them like this anymore.’ The ensemble cast is energizing fans, saying, ‘We get to see more of Zendaya!’ and, ‘It’s So good to see Christopher Walken back in action again.’ Fans are unanimous that director Denis Villeneuve can be trusted to deliver the goods as always, with fans remembering his work on Dune and Blade Runner 2049. Many comps this to original The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The score, by composer Hans Zimmer, is particularly getting fans riled up. ‘That music! Goosebumps galore! Zimmer does it again!’ The film is being described as even more than a blockbuster, instead as a “complex geopolitical thriller,’ and fans want more of it: “This better be a 3+ hour movie.'”
We’ll have more updates as they come.
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With a near 600M social media draw boosted by Zendaya, Dave Bautista, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, and Austin Butler, the move for Legendary/Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two from the strike-stricken desert of the first weekend of November to early March has yielded an $81.5M domestic and $178.5M global opening. EntTelligence says that translates to 5.2M admissions for 70% of the weekend’s entire foot traffic.
Though logic prevailed to delay the movie from its first weekend in November to March (a decision made back in August), that was a daunting challenge for a movie that cost $190M, 80% financed by Legendary Entertainment. And nail-biting to say the least for those involved.
Changing release dates can be expensive: There’s a start and stop of the campaign, and a re-start again. Warners is also getting an 8% distribution fee. One casualty for Dune: Part Two during the strike was skipping San Diego Comic-Con, where they were scheduled to appear. But there’s also the carry-cost/finance charges for keeping the movie on the shelf. Once you do that media buy, you’re locked.
However, Warner Bros. domestic distribution boss Jeff Goldstein knew that early March was a rich bed, having launched such movies as The Batman ($134M) and Legendary’s Kong: Skull Island ($61M) here.
However, it became clear to the parties involved with Dune: Part Two that for a movie of this cost, and to mount a campaign at the level that this movie deserved, you needed the cast. It was essential for the actors to explain to the world what a special movie Dune: Part Two is.
When it came to the sequel, Legendary Chairman Josh Grode says, “There was no question this was going to be a 100% theatrical release worldwide.” Coming away from the first movie — which was crimped by Covid and a theatrical-day-and-date release on HBO Max stateside — Legendary did a bespoke analysis and evaluated the financial impact on the first Dune, speaking with global exhibition and Warner distribution, assessing the pandemic’s impact on a country-by-country basis.
The mission: to triangulate the data to come up with what the true mean theatrical box office value was of Dune to justify the $190M net global cost, a production which reaped tax benefits from Abu Dhabi, Jordan, and Hungary.
“We had a once-in-a-lifetime cast that was ready to go, a great script, and a great filmmaker,” says Grode.
Goldstein beamed today, “Denis Villeneuve is an extraordinary filmmaker who assembled an amazing, talented cast, and Mary Parent an epic producer who shepherded this movie and helped create a cultural moment globally.
“You have to see this movie on the largest screen you can. It’s not something you can experience at home,” added the distribution chief, “Cinemas make movie stars and movie stars make cultural moments.”
The gist of their pitch in the campaign: Dune: Part Two is a movie that’s a love story about a boy falling in love with a girl, and boy becoming a man, amid a world that’s pulling them apart. Those are universal themes that required the cast to market that message.
Premium formats across IMAX, Dolby Cinema, PLFs, 70mm, and motion seating drove a massive 48% of the weekend. For Imax alone in March, they notched an opening record of $18.5M, which is a 23% share of the sequel’s 3-day.
Opening domestic records: Biggest-ever for Denis Villeneuve (beating Dune‘s $41M), biggest for Timothee Chalamet (also beating Dune), biggest for Rebecca Ferguson (beating Mission: Impossible Fallout‘s $61.2M), best for Austin Butler (besting Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘s $41M).
In a campaign driven by Warner Bros. marketing czar Josh Goldstine, there were crucial beats to hit, and there were great waves from that.
Let’s start with the first trailer, which became a cultural moment out of last year’s CinemaCon in April, which also ran on prints of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Fast X. The bit highlighted key talent, along with a photo gallery in Vanity Fair. That powerful “Thumper” teaser resulted in 282M social media reach, trending in 19 markets on Twitter and 29 markets on YouTube. The trailer was the No. 1 trending video on YouTube in the U.S., and #1 in Entertainment. At 24 hours, social volume trended ahead of comps.
Trailer 2 was dropped on Mission Impossible 7, Oppenheimer, and Meg 2, as well as social media and key linear, which further targeted the Dune fan community and reached a broader audience on TikTok.
Trailer 3 came off of the fan fervor and excitement generated from Brazil Comic-Con Ccxp. Warner further amplified the spot with thanks to top influencer support, brand extensions via games/Activision support, and prime in-theater trailer placement on Aquaman 2. The trailer earned a 99% positive-to-neutral reaction on social, and trended in 13 markets on YouTube, peaking at No. 1 in the U.S. and Canada. Social volume from trailer 2 to trailer 3 had a stronger hold than trailer 1 to trailer 2, we’re told, with females engaging more than any of the comp titles.
Throughout it all, cast was the biggest driver of social conversation. TikTok alone clocked 300M impressions.
Riveting moments on social included the following:
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Dune: Part Two spots aired during key programming and pop culture moments, i.e. during the Grammy’s with Taylor Swift Artist Affinity digital surround on Spotify, in a Netflix Griselda sponsorship, the Abbot Elementary premiere, NBC’s La Brea finale, the People’s Choice Awards, American Idol premiere, CBS’ The Equalizer premiere, Daytona 500, America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League finale (NBC), The Irrational finale (NBC), The Challenge finale, SAG Awards live red carpet on E!, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart return, and Univision Premio lo nuestro on Univision. There was also a TikTok top view during the day after the Super Bowl.
Dune: Part Two tickets went on sale on Jan. 26 in a multi-promo campaign with Imax.
On Feb. 9, Dune was re-released in Imax in 50 locations in 40-plus markets, as well as 58 off-shore territories which included a 10-minute sneak peek of the sequel and an announcement about the fan screening of Dune: Part Two on Feb. 25 (which made $2M). There was also that re-issue of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet on Feb. 23, which included exclusive Imax content of Dune: Part Two.
Among the brand partners for Dune: Part Two, there was Xbox, which had movie-themed custom consoles and the world’s first floating controllers. There was a Microsoft Flight Simulator Dune Expansion Pack, as well as content with Chalamet and Butler. At the London and NY premieres, there were Microsoft Flight Simulator Influencers and a life-size Ornithopter Game Simulator.
There was also a Govee collaboration with their TV backlights, which entail an immersive viewing experience via their smart lighting products, to mirror aesthetics of the film.
Also, a Hamilton watches partnership with two limited edition watches inspired by the film.
Another biggie was Samsung, which brought Dune2’s trailer to Neo Qled 8K screens in more than 65K retail stores around the world.
Also, Smartwater with paid social media posts week of release and a NY premiere sponsorship.
Car partner was Nio in China.
EntTelligence says that most people who attended Dune: Part Two went between the hours of 5Pm-8Pm (33%), followed by 1Pm-5Pm (31%), 8Pm and later (19%), and before 1Pm (17%).
The box office data org also reports that family groups came out more on Saturday, and their activity was much higher with the more economically priced standard format ($13.94 average price overall per ticket vs. premium average price ticket of $17.43). Families constituted 13% of the audience, an increase from Friday’s 5%.
“While both days predominantly attracted non-family attendees, the increased percentage of Family Groups on Saturday suggests a slight shift in the audience composition, making it more diverse in terms of household types,” says EntTelligence. Also, when comparing family attendance and adult age group variances across IMAX, standard, and large format screenings, the standard format drew 19% family attendance versus that group’s attendance at Imax (8%) and Plf overall (12%).
The top 10 locations overall are: 1. AMC Lincoln Square New York, 2. Tcl Chinese Los Angeles, 3. Cineplex Cinema Banque Scotia Montreal, 4. AMC Metreon San Francisco, 5. Regal Irvine Spectrum Los Angeles, 6. AMC Burbank, 7. Cineplex Scotiabank Toronto, 8. AMC Empire New York, 9. AMC Universal Citywalk Los Angeles, and 10. AMC Kips Bay New York.
Meanwhile, the top markets were Los Angeles, NYC, San Francisco, Toronto, Dallas, Seattle, DC, Chicago, Salt Lake City, and Denver.
Hope is that more women turn out in the days to come: CinemaScore reports that 41% came out, which is a greater share than what PostTrak shows (37%).
Overall box office weekend hit $113M, -5% from a year ago, per ComScore. Meanwhile, thank God for Dune: Part Two, as it propelled the domestic box office for 2024 Ytd past the $1 billion line, though still -13% behind the same Jan. 1-March 3 frame a year ago.
Studio reported numbers:
1.) Dune: Part Two (Leg/WB) 4,071 theaters, Fri $32.3M, Sat $28.8M Sun $20.3M 3-day $81.5M/Wk 1
2.) Bob Marley: One Love (Par) 3,390 (-207) theaters, Fri $1.92M (-48%) Sat $3.4M Sun $2.09M 3-day $7.43M (-45%) Total $82.77M/Wk 3
3.) Ordinary Angels (LG) 3,020 theaters Fri $1.05M (-55%) Sat $1.66M Sun $1.14M 3-day $3.85M (-38%)/Total $12.5M/Wk 2
4.) Madame Web (Sony) 3,116 (-897) theaters, Fri $800K (-51%) Sat $1.46M Sun $940K 3-day $3.2M (-45%) Total $40.4M/Wk 3
5.) Chosen, Season 4, Ep. 7-8 (Fathom) 2,235 theaters, Fri $971K, Sat $1.2M Sun $936K 3-day $3.15M, Total $3.9M/Wk 1
6.) Migration (Ill/Uni) 2,204 (-230) Fri $450K (-32%) Sat $1.27M Sun $780K 3-day $2.5M (-13%) Total $123.4M/ Wk 11
7. Demon Slayer…(Sony) 1,949 theaters Fri $515K (-91%) Sat $905K Sun $645K 3-day $2.06M (-82%)/Total $15.7M/Wk 2
8.) Wonka (WB) 1,732 (-471) theaters, Fri $350K (-42%) Sat $865K Sun $520K 3-day $1.73M (-29%) Total $216.7M/Wk 12
9.) Argylle (App/Uni) 2,283 (-2) theaters, Fri $370K (-50%) Sat $650K Sun $380K Sun 3-day $1.4M (-49%) Total $43.9M/ Wk 5
10.)The Beekeeper (Amz MGM) 1,347 (-810) theaters, Fri $275K (-45%) Sat $524K Sun $314K 3-day $1.1M (-42%) Total $64.9M/Wk 8
11.)Drive-Away Dolls (Foc) 2,278 (-2) theaters Fri $300K (-71%) Sat $430K Sun $270K 3-day $1M (-58%)/Total $4.3M/Wk 2
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Saturday Pm: It might be raining in California and in the Northeast, but all Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros see is sun, sun, sun, and that’s from the rays of Dune: Part Two which posted a Saturday of $28M, which indicates that this Denis Villeneuve directed space opera is heading to an $80M stateside start. Nancy says the global debut is $160M.
Dune: Part Two‘s Saturday is bigger than Oppenheimer’s ($26.2M) and Five Nights at Freddy’s ($24.2M). The former is more and more becoming the comp given the premium ticket juice Dune 2 has; that Christopher Nolan directed Oscar nominated movie legging out to a near 4x for a final domestic gross of $329M. Against the pure Friday of $20.2M (less $12M previews), Dune: Part Two is +39% today. Muy bien.
Overall estimated box office weekend for all movies is pegged at $112.2M, which is -5% from the same weekend a year ago. This despite the fact that Dune 2 is posting a higher opening than that frame’s No. 1 title, Creed III which did $58.3M. The difference is that there were more holdovers in the marketplace posting double digit million grosses, i.e. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Cocaine Bear and Demon Slayer.
Austin Butler and Lea Seydoux get kissy kissy as ‘Dune: Part Two’ heads to $80M
Second place belongs to Paramount’s Bob: Marley: One Love which did $3.45M, +80% over Friday for a third weekend of $7.45M, -45%, for a running total of $82.7M. Both Dune: Part Two and Bob Marley: One Love will be the first two movies of 2024 to ultimately cross the century mark.
Saturday Am: Legendary Entertainment/Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two is shaping up at this moment to with a weekend take around $76M, which though not at that $80M expectation the industry was putting upon it, is still wonderfully 85% over of Dune‘s $41M opening, which was dampered down by Covid and pic’s avail on HBO Max. Friday came in with $32.2M, which includes previews. The last time we saw a Friday with previews north of $30M was at the end of October with Universal/Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy‘s posting $39.6M which turned into an $80M opening. Dune: Part Two‘s Friday is also just under that of Oppenheimer‘s which was $33M (and an $82.4M opening).
I hear that Dune: Part Two is going to have a great Saturday. Already as of this Am, Warners has $13.5M bagged for Saturday. I understand that they’re up 30% over the pure Friday (less previews). The sequel has an excellent 80% definite recommend, and an 80% definitely see in a theater. On Friday, close to half the audience bought their ticket day of indicating strong walk-up business.
At the end of the day, Dune: Part Two is a box office blessing, make no mistake. CinemaScore is a solid A, ahead of Dune‘s A-. PostTrak is still high at 5 stars, 94% positive. That’s enough spice to keep this sci-fi epic space worm movie going.
Some see the Denis Villeneuve directed movie’s take at $72M-$75M. We’ll get into that in a minute, but this sci-fi epic has all the diagnostics to overperform tonight. The question: do more of the Zendaya fans come out and does this turn into more of a date night film than it is: 20% came with their partner/spouse while 11% brought a date versus 21% who went alone and 17% who brought one friend. Women under 25 at 10% attended, and they gave the Timothee Chalamet, Austin, Butler, Zendaya pic an 85% to the 93%-plus grades of the other demos. Dune: Part Two is dude leaning at 65%.
Right now Imax and PLFs are driving 48% of the weekend gross similar to the first Dune and an amazing share for upscale tickets. Audiences are discerning and want to see this movie in the most ideal situation, meaning the best theater, greatest premium format and the best seats. Imax alone is 27% which is an unusually high share for Imax, and that’s big push to this movie in the best formats. There is a constant near sellout of Imax, Dolby and Plf auditoriums, even during early shows, at AMC’s Porter Ranch, Universal City, and Century City, however at the Valencia Regal just outside of LA. The problem with some of these premium auditoriums at AMC is that the first two rows are too close to the screen. Often, you don’t see them selling out. What winds up happening: If a moviegoer can’t get their best seat today, then they’ll see Dune: Part Two tomorrow.
PostTrak shows 18-34 repping 55% of the audience with 24–34-year-olds the largest demo at 34% with the overall over 35 crowd repping 41% of ticket buyers.
Adam Aron’s AMC Lincoln Square in NYC is the highest grossing theater in the nation at $165K so far. While Dune: Part Two is playing best everywhere, but overperforming in the West and Mountain regions.
On PostTrak, 54% said they snapped up ticket to Dune 2 because it’s part of a franchise they love, while 33% came because it’s a Villeneuve movie, 29% for Chalamet and Butler, and 21% for Zendaya.
Of those who’ve seen the movie, 47% said they’ll watch Dune: Part Two in a theater again — more than any other home watching option.
1.) Dune: Part Two (Leg/WB) 4,071 theaters, Fri $32.2M, 3-day $76M/Wk 1
2.) Bob Marley: One Love (Par) 3,390 (-207) theaters, Fri $1.92M (-48%) 3-day $7.35M (-45%) Total $82.6M/Wk 3
3.) Ordinary Angels (LG) 3,020 theaters Fri $1.05M (-55%) 3-day $3.7M (-40%)/Total $12.4M/Wk 2
4.) Chosen, Season 4, Ep. 7-8 (Fathom) 2,235 theaters, Fri $971K, 3-day $3.4M, Total $4.1M/Wk 1
5.) Madame Web (Sony) 3,116 (-897) theaters, Fri $800K (-51%) 3-day $2.85M (-52%) Total $40M/Wk 3
6.) Migration (Ill/Uni) 2,204 (-230) Fri $450K (-32%) 3-day $2M (-30%) Total $122.9M/ Wk 11
7.) Demon Slayer…(Sony) 1,949 theaters Fri $515K (-91%) 3-day $1.86M (-84%)/Total $15.5M/Wk 2
8.) Wonka (WB) 1,732 (-471) theaters, Fri $380K (-37%) 3-day $1.47M (-40%) Total $216.4M/Wk 12
9.) Argylle (App/Uni) 2,283 (-2) theaters, Fri $360K (-51%) 3-day $1.3M (-53%) Total $43.8M/ Wk 5
10.)The Beekeeper (Amz MGM) 1,347 (-810) theaters, Fri $275K (-45%) 3-day $1.02M (-48%) Total $64.8M/Wk 8
11.)Drive-Away Dolls (Foc) 2,278 (-2) theaters Fri $290K (-71%) 3-day $1M (-58%)/Total $4.3M/Wk 2
Updated, Friday late afternoon: The $190 million Legendary Entertainment/Warner Bros sequel Dune: Part Two is heading for a $30 million-$34 million Friday, inclusive of $12M previews, for what’s shaping up to be a $70M-$80M weekend at 4,071 theaters. Lower estimates stem from the fact that this movie is not a younger-skewing fanboy movie; those over 25 attended last night at 77%, with guys over 25 repping 53% of the crowd.
Last night’s Screen Engine/Comscore PostTrak exits were from another galaxy at 5 stars, 94% positive. Women over 25 at 24% were the second-biggest demo, followed by men under 25 at 15% and women under 25 trailing at 8% (that portion of Zendaya’s fans haven’t showed up yet). The 25-44 demo repped 53% of the audience. Diversity demos were 48% Caucasian, 22% Hispanic and Latino, 13% Black, 10% Asian and 7% other.
I’m told there are still seats available — indicative in the pic’s opening. But if you’re trying to get seats this weekend in the Dolby auditorium of AMC’s Century City or Porter Ranch location, fuhgettaboutit.
We’ll have more updates as they come.
Related: ‘Dune: Part Two’ Movie Posters and Images: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Josh Brolin & More
Updated, Friday Am after Thursday Exclusive: Legendary/Warner Bros’ Dune Part Two has now grown to $12 million-plus in previews, Warner Bros said Friday. That’s from 4,500 locations; Imax alone delivered $4.5M of that number, or 38%. Of that preview figure, $2M came from an Imax fan screening on February 25. Audience reactions have hit Rotten Tomatoes and they’re at 95%, which is great. Denis Villeneuve’s first Dune saw 83% certified fresh from Rt critics and 90% from Rt audiences.
Dune: Part Two preview cash is just under that of Deadpool, which did $12.7M in 2016, and it’s just under the $13M made from Warner’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (midnight show starts back in 2012). Again, those didn’t have any fan screening money built in, but that’s interesting range of fanboy comps for two movies that opened to $132.4M and $84.6M, respectively.
Dune: Part Two is roughly 10 minutes longer than the 2021 version at 2 hours and 46 minutes. Given how important it is for fans to see this movie in Imax or a premium format, it will be interesting to see whether there’s a slow burn on this. Some box office sources have assumed the sequel is front-loaded, but it’s clear Dune: Part Two demands appointment viewing; moviegoers will want the right seats in the right auditorium for a near three-hour feature. Imax, Dolby Cinema and PLFs were a massive driver on the first pic, repping 50% of its $41M 3-day. Imax theaters alone delivered $9M from 404 screens on the first Dune for 22.5% of the weekend.
The last Dune saw $5.1M in previews delivering a $17.5M opening day, or 29%.
Meanwhile, movie theaters are approaching this movie like it’s Star Wars. Well beyond AMC’s Sandworm popcorn bucket (which are going for close to $70 on Etsy), chains are selling Dune-themed drinks.
Megaplex denizens drinking blue worm juice.
At Santikos Theatres in Texas the bar special is the Arrakis Sunset. At the Larry H. Miller Megaplex theaters in Utah, they’re serving blue worm juice (aka “The Water of Life”), which actually is Powerade.
The last Dune received an A- CinemaScore and 4 1/2 stars, 84% positive on Comscore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak, with a 66% definite recommend.
Yesterday, Deadline’s Nancy Tartaglione reported Wednesday’s offshore results, which were $7.6M (that includes previews) from 13 markets including No. 1s in each, particularly France, Italy and Korea.
Exclusive, Thursday Pm: Welcome back to the cinema, everyone.
Legendary Entertainment/Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two is off to a strong start with $10 million-plus in previews, per industry estimates Thursday. We hear that figure includes $2M from the Imax fan event screening that took place February 25. Note that these numbers do not come from Warner Bros, so they might be higher or lower Friday morning. Previews began at 3 p.m. today.
At $10M+, that’s the biggest preview cash we’ve seen since Barbenheimer on Thursday, July 20, when Warner Bros’ Barbie made $22.3M and Universal’s Oppenheimer did $10.5M. Also, Five Nights at Freddy’s, despite going day-and-date on Universal’s Peacock streaming service put up a great Thursday night preview of $10.3M on October 26.
Freddy’s opened to $80M, while Oppenheimer started at $82.4M. That’s the top end of where many are expecting the Denis Villeneuve-directed sequel to come in this weekend.
Far and away, Dune: Part Two‘s previews are ahead of the Thursday night of 2021’s Dune, which did $5.1M from showtimes that started at 6 p.m. They’re also ahead of John Wick: Chapter 4‘s $8.9M; that movie put up a $73.8M three-day total.
What is slightly difficult in projecting at this point is that presales for Dune: Part Two are premium-format frontloaded and standard advance ticket sales are Ok, per sources. Advance ticket sales of $18M typically indicates a movie will open to north of $100M, but many in distribution circles are taking those presales with a grain of salt.
Dune: Part Two has everything going for it: 95% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with critics and a social media universe per RelishMix of 575.5M across Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. That easily blows away the 468.9M Smu of the first Dune in October 2021 which was available day-and-date on HBO Max.
Reports RelishMix: “An element in re-dating Dune 2 in the strike from the first weekend in November was clearly the social fire-power of the cast with Zendaya at 227.8M, Dave Bautista at 180.1M, Timothée Chalamet at 21.1M, Florence Pugh at 9.5M, Austin Butler at 5.2M and Josh Brolin at 3.3M.”
On the social media monitor’s rule stick that’s “full activation at 10 on a scale of 10 with all cast super social and fully activated across all social platforms.”
Nothing but sun, sun, sun for Dune as far as social media chatter goes, just like its desert setting.
Says RelishMix, “Convo tone on Dune: Part 2 runs positive with chatter on all aspects of the film — everything from the camerawork to the soundtrack is drowning in praise: ‘I am so impressed by the scale of these movies. These are a masterclass in filmmaking; they don’t make them like this anymore.’ The ensemble cast is energizing fans, saying, ‘We get to see more of Zendaya!’ and, ‘It’s So good to see Christopher Walken back in action again.’ Fans are unanimous that director Denis Villeneuve can be trusted to deliver the goods as always, with fans remembering his work on Dune and Blade Runner 2049. Many comps this to original The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The score, by composer Hans Zimmer, is particularly getting fans riled up. ‘That music! Goosebumps galore! Zimmer does it again!’ The film is being described as even more than a blockbuster, instead as a “complex geopolitical thriller,’ and fans want more of it: “This better be a 3+ hour movie.'”
We’ll have more updates as they come.
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- 3/3/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Who’s ready for a Sandworm ride? The long-awaited (and delayed) sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is getting spicy in theaters, and we want to know what you think about the film! Anticipation for Dune: Part Two has been through the roof since last year, and then the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes hit Hollywood. Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros. Film Group agreed to delay the film until 2024, knowing that a robust promotional campaign for the science-fiction epic would serve the project (and the box office) well.
The delay is paying off as Dune: Part Two already took $12 million home from preview screenings. The film debuted in 4,500 locations, with Imax screenings bringing in 38% of the pot. I’ve got tickets for an 11:30 screening at my local theater tomorrow, joining the crowds already rushing to theaters to experience one of 2024’s most anticipated features. Earlier this week, we attended the...
The delay is paying off as Dune: Part Two already took $12 million home from preview screenings. The film debuted in 4,500 locations, with Imax screenings bringing in 38% of the pot. I’ve got tickets for an 11:30 screening at my local theater tomorrow, joining the crowds already rushing to theaters to experience one of 2024’s most anticipated features. Earlier this week, we attended the...
- 3/2/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
When movies come out, we grade them with reviews, define them by box office returns or eyeballs on streaming services, and maybe trophies down the line. But every successful, ambitious film starts with a dream, followed by compromise and adversity. Deadline offers the occasional peek into the creative aspirations, and the sweat and blood that propels ambitious films.
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Dune: Part Two
When one looks at properties that invite the visual and storytelling worldbuilding that every great filmmaker desires, there isn’t much around that rises to the occasion of films like Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings or any number of films made by Ridley Scott, George Miller and James Cameron. With rapturous reviews and every expectation that it will outpace opening-weekend projections that approach $80 million, the Dune franchise will be on that list shortly. Once turned into a David Lynch adaptation that fell short, Denis Villeneuve...
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Dune: Part Two
When one looks at properties that invite the visual and storytelling worldbuilding that every great filmmaker desires, there isn’t much around that rises to the occasion of films like Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings or any number of films made by Ridley Scott, George Miller and James Cameron. With rapturous reviews and every expectation that it will outpace opening-weekend projections that approach $80 million, the Dune franchise will be on that list shortly. Once turned into a David Lynch adaptation that fell short, Denis Villeneuve...
- 3/2/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
In 1965, Martin Scorsese was 22 and surrounded by legends when he won the Jesse L. Laskey Intercollegiate Award at the Milestone Awards dinner hosted by the then-called Screen Producers Guild on March 8, 1965. Now, almost 60 years later, the filmmaker received the David O. Selznick Achievement Award at the 2024 PGA Awards in what he called a “full-circle” moment.
Guillermo del Toro introduced the Killers of the Flower Moon director and producer at Sunday’s award show, calling him an “indispensable titan.” When Scorsese, now 81, took the stage, he started to tell the story of the 1965 awards show and how he kissed German actress Elke Sommer on stage.
“On the stage, Alfred Hitchcock, James Stewart, Jack Benny, Samuel Goldwyn, Jack Warner and Norman Lear, Lew Wasserman, Julie Stein, Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, Janel Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Elke Sommer and David O. Selznick,” said Scorsese. “They were the people on the dais at...
Guillermo del Toro introduced the Killers of the Flower Moon director and producer at Sunday’s award show, calling him an “indispensable titan.” When Scorsese, now 81, took the stage, he started to tell the story of the 1965 awards show and how he kissed German actress Elke Sommer on stage.
“On the stage, Alfred Hitchcock, James Stewart, Jack Benny, Samuel Goldwyn, Jack Warner and Norman Lear, Lew Wasserman, Julie Stein, Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, Janel Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Elke Sommer and David O. Selznick,” said Scorsese. “They were the people on the dais at...
- 2/26/2024
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
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Martin Scorsese accepted the Producers Guild’s David O. Selznick Achievement Award at the PGA Awards tonight and took the Hollywood & Highland Ovation Ballroom down memory lane — to about 60 years ago, when he accepted a PGA nod for his student film, It’s Not Just You, Murray! at the ripe age of 22.
Painting the scene, the Killers of the Flower Moon filmmaker said: “On the stage, Alfred Hitchcock, James Stewart, Jack Benny, Samuel Goldwyn, Jack Warner and Norman Lear, Lew Wasserman, Julie SteinCary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, Janel Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Elke Sommer and David O. Selznick. They were the people on the dais at the 13th edition of this event on March 8, 1965. That dinner was called the Milestone Awards Dinner and presented at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
“At the very end of the dais was me,” Scorsese continued. “I was all the way on the end. I was receiving the Jesse L.
Painting the scene, the Killers of the Flower Moon filmmaker said: “On the stage, Alfred Hitchcock, James Stewart, Jack Benny, Samuel Goldwyn, Jack Warner and Norman Lear, Lew Wasserman, Julie SteinCary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, Janel Leigh, Dick Van Dyke, Elke Sommer and David O. Selznick. They were the people on the dais at the 13th edition of this event on March 8, 1965. That dinner was called the Milestone Awards Dinner and presented at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
“At the very end of the dais was me,” Scorsese continued. “I was all the way on the end. I was receiving the Jesse L.
- 2/26/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Fred Topel
- Deadline Film + TV
Enter this contest by following the link at the bottom of this page for your chance to win a pair of passes to attend an advance screening of Dune: Part Two on Monday, February 26, 2024 at 7:00pm at the AMC Forum 30!
Synopsis: Dune: Part Two will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee. The big-screen epic continues the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s acclaimed bestseller Dune with returning and new stars, including Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Souheila Yacoub, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem.
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Genre: Action/Adventure,...
Synopsis: Dune: Part Two will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee. The big-screen epic continues the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s acclaimed bestseller Dune with returning and new stars, including Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Souheila Yacoub, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem.
About The Film
Genre: Action/Adventure,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of “Godzilla vs. Kong” with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own.
Check out the brand new IMAX trailer below.
“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.
Once again at the helm is director Adam Wingard. The film stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle (“Godzilla vs. Kong”), Alex Ferns and Fala Chen.
The screenplay is by Terry Rossio (“Godzilla vs. Kong” the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series) and Simon Barrett (“You’re Next”) and Jeremy Slater...
Check out the brand new IMAX trailer below.
“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.
Once again at the helm is director Adam Wingard. The film stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle (“Godzilla vs. Kong”), Alex Ferns and Fala Chen.
The screenplay is by Terry Rossio (“Godzilla vs. Kong” the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series) and Simon Barrett (“You’re Next”) and Jeremy Slater...
- 2/15/2024
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Surprise! The rumors about Anya Taylor-Joy starring in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two are true! Earlier today, the Queen’s Gambit and Furiosa actor walked the red carpet at the anticipated sequel’s world premiere in London, England, confirming suspicions about her participation. Reports have not spoiled her character’s identity; we’ll do the same. We hear Taylor-Joy plays a significant role in the upcoming follow-up to Villeneuve’s 2022 science-fiction epic.
Holy sandworms! It’s as if the cast for Dune: Part Two couldn’t get any better, right? The sequel stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Zendaya as Chani, Rebecca Ferguson as Jessica, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, Dave Bautista as Beast Rabban, Christopher Walken as Emperor, Léa Seydoux as Lady Margot Fenring, Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Harkonen, and more, if you can believe that!
Holy sandworms! It’s as if the cast for Dune: Part Two couldn’t get any better, right? The sequel stars Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Zendaya as Chani, Rebecca Ferguson as Jessica, Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan, Dave Bautista as Beast Rabban, Christopher Walken as Emperor, Léa Seydoux as Lady Margot Fenring, Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Harkonen, and more, if you can believe that!
- 2/15/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Anya Taylor-Joy will be seen on screen in Dune: Part 2, in a surprise casting revealed the day of the film’s London world premiere, Deadline has confirmed.
She joins a list of newcomers that includes Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Léa Seydoux, Souheila Yacoub, Christopher Walken and Tim Blake Nelson. Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya lead the sequel, with Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Javier Bardem Stellan Skarsgård and Charlotte Rampling also returning.
Details as to Taylor-Joy’s role are under wraps. Dune: Part Two is the second in a line of blockbusters, based on Frank Herbert’s epic sci-fi novel, that Denis Villeneuve has directed for Warner Bros and Legendary Entertainment. The first, released in the fall of 2021, landed six Oscars and grossed over $402Mm worldwide.
The new film picks up with Paul Atreides (Chalamet) as he unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.
She joins a list of newcomers that includes Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Léa Seydoux, Souheila Yacoub, Christopher Walken and Tim Blake Nelson. Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya lead the sequel, with Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Javier Bardem Stellan Skarsgård and Charlotte Rampling also returning.
Details as to Taylor-Joy’s role are under wraps. Dune: Part Two is the second in a line of blockbusters, based on Frank Herbert’s epic sci-fi novel, that Denis Villeneuve has directed for Warner Bros and Legendary Entertainment. The first, released in the fall of 2021, landed six Oscars and grossed over $402Mm worldwide.
The new film picks up with Paul Atreides (Chalamet) as he unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.
- 2/15/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Dune: Part Two will arrive in theaters on Friday, March 1, and Dolby Cinema has released a new poster to commemorate the release of the film in Dolby Atmos (check it out below). Fans can pre-order tickets to experience the film the most immersive way possible in Dolby Cinema here!
Timothée Chalamet in “Dune: Part Two.”
Dolby Cinema offers guests the complete Dolby movie experience. Dolby Cinema unlocks the emotional impact of every film, allowing you to see the subtle details and ultra vivid colors of Dolby Vision, and hear the immersive sound of Dolby Atmos. Dolby Cinema is specially designed to elevate every type of movie experience – and Dune: Part Two will be no exception.
Synopsis: The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on Dune: Part Two, the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s celebrated novel Dune, with an expanded all-star international ensemble cast. The film, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures,...
Timothée Chalamet in “Dune: Part Two.”
Dolby Cinema offers guests the complete Dolby movie experience. Dolby Cinema unlocks the emotional impact of every film, allowing you to see the subtle details and ultra vivid colors of Dolby Vision, and hear the immersive sound of Dolby Atmos. Dolby Cinema is specially designed to elevate every type of movie experience – and Dune: Part Two will be no exception.
Synopsis: The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on Dune: Part Two, the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s celebrated novel Dune, with an expanded all-star international ensemble cast. The film, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
Three-week projections for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two are in, and the highly-anticipated sequel could ride a sandworm all the way to the bank! The follow-up to Villeneuve’s 2021 epic gives theater owners and film industry workers something to feel spicy about, with conservative predictions giving the movie a $65M+ launch. That projected total is 59%-83% higher than the original, which debuted at $41M.
Legendary/Warner Bros released Dune during the pandemic, with the science-fiction spectacle going day-and-date in theaters and on HBO Max. The simultaneous release cut into Dune’s box office totals, but fans longing for a big-screen blockbuster still showed up to theaters, making Dune the second highest-grossing day and date/HBO Max movie for Warner Media at $402M worldwide.
Early tickets for Dune: Part Two went on sale on January 26, with receipts stacking like hotcakes, outpacing Universal’s Oppenheimer, which is quite the feat. Dune: Part Two...
Legendary/Warner Bros released Dune during the pandemic, with the science-fiction spectacle going day-and-date in theaters and on HBO Max. The simultaneous release cut into Dune’s box office totals, but fans longing for a big-screen blockbuster still showed up to theaters, making Dune the second highest-grossing day and date/HBO Max movie for Warner Media at $402M worldwide.
Early tickets for Dune: Part Two went on sale on January 26, with receipts stacking like hotcakes, outpacing Universal’s Oppenheimer, which is quite the feat. Dune: Part Two...
- 2/8/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
We’re just weeks away from the March 1st theatrical release of Dune: Part Two, the second half of director Denis Villeneuve’s two-part adaptation of the Frank Herbert novel Dune… and the whole time we’ve been gearing up to see this movie, one element of it that has been getting a lot of hype is the presence of sandworms. Cast member Javier Bardem said he wanted to ride a sandworm in the film, the actors said the production included “a main unit, a second unit, and a sandworm unit“, and there are tie-in popcorn buckets designed to look like sandworms. Now an extended sneak preview has made its way online, and it features a clip from the film where our hero Paul Atreides learns to ride a sandworm! You can check it out in the embed at the bottom of this article.
Scripted by Villeneuve, Eric Roth, and Jon Spaihts,...
Scripted by Villeneuve, Eric Roth, and Jon Spaihts,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan in Dune: Part Two ( Photo Credit – Warner Bros. Pictures / YouTube )
Dune: Part Two is one of the biggest releases of 2024. Part 1 received a lot of praise from the audience and critics alike. The film stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Fergusan, Josh Brolin, and Dave Bautista. Two promising Hollywood actors, Florence Pugh, and Austin Butler, have also joined the cast for the upcoming release. The Denis Villeneuve directorial promises to deliver another visual spectacle and an intriguing story on the big screen.
While everyone is waiting with bated breath to see how Paul and Chani seek revenge against those who harmed his family, there is a curiosity about Florence’s character. So far, the makers have kept Florence’s character a mystery. But in a new video, we see a glimpse of Pugh’s character in action. Also, actors Timothée Chalamet and Florence are all praises for each other.
Dune: Part Two is one of the biggest releases of 2024. Part 1 received a lot of praise from the audience and critics alike. The film stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Fergusan, Josh Brolin, and Dave Bautista. Two promising Hollywood actors, Florence Pugh, and Austin Butler, have also joined the cast for the upcoming release. The Denis Villeneuve directorial promises to deliver another visual spectacle and an intriguing story on the big screen.
While everyone is waiting with bated breath to see how Paul and Chani seek revenge against those who harmed his family, there is a curiosity about Florence’s character. So far, the makers have kept Florence’s character a mystery. But in a new video, we see a glimpse of Pugh’s character in action. Also, actors Timothée Chalamet and Florence are all praises for each other.
- 1/31/2024
- by Pooja Darade
- KoiMoi
We’re only a month away from the March 1st theatrical release of Dune: Part Two, the second half of director Denis Villeneuve’s two-part adaptation of the Frank Herbert novel Dune. The film’s cast includes returning Dune: Part One cast members Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Charlotte Rampling, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Josh Brolin, as well as some intriguing new additions – like Florence Pugh, who takes on the role of Princess Irulan. Pugh and Irulan are the focus of a new Dune: Part Two promo that has arrived on social media, and you can watch it in the X embed at the bottom of this article.
Scripted by Villeneuve, Eric Roth, and Jon Spaihts, Dune: Part One (watch or buy it Here) introduced viewers to Paul Atreides (played by Chalamet), “a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond...
Scripted by Villeneuve, Eric Roth, and Jon Spaihts, Dune: Part One (watch or buy it Here) introduced viewers to Paul Atreides (played by Chalamet), “a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond...
- 1/30/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Dune: Part Two, the second half of director Denis Villeneuve’s two-part adaptation of the Frank Herbert novel Dune, is now scheduled to be released on March 1st – but there are five more Herbert Dune novels that could serve as the basis for future films, and Villeneuve and his Dune stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya have all expressed interest in continuing the franchise. In an interview with Total Film magazine, Villeneuve said the ending of Dune: Part Two will set up the events of a third Dune film… if they get the chance to make it. He told Total Film, “All of the elements are there. But I think the movie adaptation is more tragic than the book. The way that Part Two ends… it would create a total balance and equilibrium to finish Paul’s storyline in what we could say in Part Three.“
Chalamet told Total Film, “The idea excites me very much.
Chalamet told Total Film, “The idea excites me very much.
- 1/29/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Dune: Part Two Pre-Sales To Start Soon; Here’s All You Need To Know About It (Photo Credit – IMDb)
Dune: Part Two makers shared yet another exclusive poster of the upcoming film ahead of the film’s release. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Denis Villeneuve and adapted from Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel. After a long wait of about three years, Timothee Chalamet is returning as Paul Atreides, along with others.
The sci-fi film’s first installment was released in 2021 and made a whopping $402.02 million at the worldwide box office. Timothee, along with Zendaya, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, and others, make up the movie’s ensemble cast and will be back in the sequel. Scroll below to learn everything about the film.
On 24th January, IGN revealed the exclusive poster of Dune: Part Two featuring its entire star cast and an epic battle surrounded by a sand storm. The advance bookings...
Dune: Part Two makers shared yet another exclusive poster of the upcoming film ahead of the film’s release. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Denis Villeneuve and adapted from Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel. After a long wait of about three years, Timothee Chalamet is returning as Paul Atreides, along with others.
The sci-fi film’s first installment was released in 2021 and made a whopping $402.02 million at the worldwide box office. Timothee, along with Zendaya, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, and others, make up the movie’s ensemble cast and will be back in the sequel. Scroll below to learn everything about the film.
On 24th January, IGN revealed the exclusive poster of Dune: Part Two featuring its entire star cast and an epic battle surrounded by a sand storm. The advance bookings...
- 1/25/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
It’s been a longer wait than expected (the movie was once set to reach theatres last November), but Dune: Part Two, the second half of director Denis Villeneuve’s two-part adaptation of the Frank Herbert novel Dune, is now scheduled to be released on March 1st – and with that date just over one month away, the main theatrical poster has been unveiled. You can check it out at the bottom of this article.
Scripted by Villeneuve, Eric Roth, and Jon Spaihts, Dune: Part One (watch or buy it Here) introduced viewers to Paul Atreides, “a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding”, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence – a...
Scripted by Villeneuve, Eric Roth, and Jon Spaihts, Dune: Part One (watch or buy it Here) introduced viewers to Paul Atreides, “a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding”, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence – a...
- 1/24/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Barbie actor and longtime SNL vet Kate McKinnon and Flight of the Conchords maestro Jemaine Clement are joining the mushrooming ensemble of Jared Hess’ Minecraft at Warner Bros.
Domain is co-financing the feature take of the Mojang videogame with Legendary.
McKinnon and Clement join Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Sebastian Eugene Hansen as well as Jennifer Coolidge — most of whom Deadline told you about first.
The movie is shooting in New Zealand with screenplay credits to be determined on a storyline that’s buried deep in the earth. Producers are Roy Lee, Jon Berg, Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Jason Momoa, Torfi Frans Olafsson, Vu Bui and Jill Messick (posthumously). EPs are Todd Hallowell, Kayleen Walters, Brian Mendoza and Jonathan Spaihts.
Also producing with Warners and Legendary are Vertigo, Mojang/Microsoft and Momoa’s On the Roam.
McKinnon won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in...
Domain is co-financing the feature take of the Mojang videogame with Legendary.
McKinnon and Clement join Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Sebastian Eugene Hansen as well as Jennifer Coolidge — most of whom Deadline told you about first.
The movie is shooting in New Zealand with screenplay credits to be determined on a storyline that’s buried deep in the earth. Producers are Roy Lee, Jon Berg, Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Jason Momoa, Torfi Frans Olafsson, Vu Bui and Jill Messick (posthumously). EPs are Todd Hallowell, Kayleen Walters, Brian Mendoza and Jonathan Spaihts.
Also producing with Warners and Legendary are Vertigo, Mojang/Microsoft and Momoa’s On the Roam.
McKinnon won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in...
- 1/18/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Straight off her second Primetime Emmy win for HBO’s The White Lotus, Jennifer Coolidge is boarding Warner Bros/Vertigo/Legendary’s feature take of the Minecraft video game that is shooting in New Zealand.
She joins the posse already in place for the big screen take of the Mojang/Microsoft game which counts Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks and Sebastian Eugene Hansen. Jared Hess directs the Legendary co-financed production which is also from Momoa’s On the Roam.
Producers include Roy Lee, Jon Berg, Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Momoa, Torfi Frans Olafsson, Vu Bui and the late Jill Messick. EPs are Todd Hallowell, Kayleen Walters, Brian Mendoza and Jonathan Spaihts. Scribe credits are still being determined on a story that’s being kept underground.
Minecraft is the bestselling video game of all time with 300 million copies sold and nearly 140M monthly active players.
Coolidge is repped by UTA,...
She joins the posse already in place for the big screen take of the Mojang/Microsoft game which counts Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks and Sebastian Eugene Hansen. Jared Hess directs the Legendary co-financed production which is also from Momoa’s On the Roam.
Producers include Roy Lee, Jon Berg, Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Momoa, Torfi Frans Olafsson, Vu Bui and the late Jill Messick. EPs are Todd Hallowell, Kayleen Walters, Brian Mendoza and Jonathan Spaihts. Scribe credits are still being determined on a story that’s being kept underground.
Minecraft is the bestselling video game of all time with 300 million copies sold and nearly 140M monthly active players.
Coolidge is repped by UTA,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeymes Samuel can take the heat when it comes to commentary about his work. And he’s expecting plenty to follow the release of his latest film, The Book of Clarence, a biblical epic set for release on Jan. 12 about a man who, witnessing the rising popularity of Jesus the Messiah, attempts to cash in on that fame by performing fake miracles to get out of debt.
“People always see things the wrong way and they call it backlash,” says the director who also wrote and produced the film and its accompanying soundtrack, which arrives Friday along with the feature. “It’s conversation. I like the smoke. Let’s talk.”
Lakeith Stanfield stars in the lead role of Clarence, which reunites him with his The Harder They Fall co-star R J Cyler among a large ensemble cast that includes Omar Sy, Caleb McLaughlin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anna Diop and James McAvoy.
“People always see things the wrong way and they call it backlash,” says the director who also wrote and produced the film and its accompanying soundtrack, which arrives Friday along with the feature. “It’s conversation. I like the smoke. Let’s talk.”
Lakeith Stanfield stars in the lead role of Clarence, which reunites him with his The Harder They Fall co-star R J Cyler among a large ensemble cast that includes Omar Sy, Caleb McLaughlin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anna Diop and James McAvoy.
- 1/12/2024
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warner Bros has pulled Bong Joon-ho’s anticipated sci-fi pic Mickey 17 from its release calendar, bumping up Adam Wingard’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire from April 12th to March 29th, 2024, when it will debut in IMAX.
We’re told that the Mickey 17 move was due to shifts in production amidst last year’s strikes, and that a new date will be coming relatively soon. Godzilla‘s move to the weekend previously inhabited by that title sees it set to open with very little competition, a re-release of Alice Rorhwacher’s La Chimera being the only other plan, exhibition-wise, for that frame.
Marking Director Bong’s follow-up to Oscar-winning smash Parasite, Mickey17 adapts the novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton. The book follows Mickey7, who is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Whenever there’s a mission that’s...
We’re told that the Mickey 17 move was due to shifts in production amidst last year’s strikes, and that a new date will be coming relatively soon. Godzilla‘s move to the weekend previously inhabited by that title sees it set to open with very little competition, a re-release of Alice Rorhwacher’s La Chimera being the only other plan, exhibition-wise, for that frame.
Marking Director Bong’s follow-up to Oscar-winning smash Parasite, Mickey17 adapts the novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton. The book follows Mickey7, who is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Whenever there’s a mission that’s...
- 1/10/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Legendary Entertainment’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire moves up to March 29.
Bong Joon Ho’s upcoming sci-fi Mickey 17 starring Robert Pattinson has been undated by Warner Bros due to strike disruption and is expected to be given a new date soon.
Mickey 17 was previously set to open on March 29 this year.
Screen understands Bong has been given more time to complete post-production on the follow-up feature to his Palme d’Or winner and 2020 best picture Oscar winner Parasite.
Adapted from Edward Ashton’s book Mickey7 published in 2022, the feature produced by Plan B centres on an...
Bong Joon Ho’s upcoming sci-fi Mickey 17 starring Robert Pattinson has been undated by Warner Bros due to strike disruption and is expected to be given a new date soon.
Mickey 17 was previously set to open on March 29 this year.
Screen understands Bong has been given more time to complete post-production on the follow-up feature to his Palme d’Or winner and 2020 best picture Oscar winner Parasite.
Adapted from Edward Ashton’s book Mickey7 published in 2022, the feature produced by Plan B centres on an...
- 1/9/2024
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Jack Black is the latest name to be added to Warner Bros, Vertigo and Legendary’s dabble with the upcoming ‘Minecraft’ as it ramps up the beginning of production.
Black joins in the role of Steve in the feature which is yet to divulge its plot secrecy. Jason Momoa will head up the cast. Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks and Sebastian Eugene Hansen will also star.
The feature of the popular video game comes from Vertigo, co-financier Legendary, Mojang/Microsoft and Momoa’s On the Roam. Jared Hess is directing. Producers include Roy Lee, Jon Berg, Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Momoa, Torfi Frans Olafsson, Vu Bui and the late Jill Messick. EPs are Todd Hallowell, Kayleen Walters, Brian Mendoza and Jonathan Spaihts.
Also on news – Ben Stiller set for David Gordon Green’s ‘Nutcrackers’
The sandbox game developed by Mojang has sold over 300 million copies and boasts almost 140 million monthly active players,...
Black joins in the role of Steve in the feature which is yet to divulge its plot secrecy. Jason Momoa will head up the cast. Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks and Sebastian Eugene Hansen will also star.
The feature of the popular video game comes from Vertigo, co-financier Legendary, Mojang/Microsoft and Momoa’s On the Roam. Jared Hess is directing. Producers include Roy Lee, Jon Berg, Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Momoa, Torfi Frans Olafsson, Vu Bui and the late Jill Messick. EPs are Todd Hallowell, Kayleen Walters, Brian Mendoza and Jonathan Spaihts.
Also on news – Ben Stiller set for David Gordon Green’s ‘Nutcrackers’
The sandbox game developed by Mojang has sold over 300 million copies and boasts almost 140 million monthly active players,...
- 1/3/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Even if you walked away from "The Super Mario Bros." disappointed in the flimsy story, there's one element that succeeded in spite of the movie's shortcomings: Jack Black as the diabolical villain Bowser. The "School of Rock" star brought his magnificent voice to the spike-shelled bad guy who has always been tormenting Mario, Luigi, Peach, the Mushroom Kingdom, and beyond. Black even got to belt out a ballad about Bowser's love for Peach in a scene-stealing musical sequence that is easily the best part of the entire movie. Now, he's gearing up to join another promising video game movie.
Deadline reports that Warner Bros. Pictures, Vertigo, and Legendary are close to starting production on the "Minecraft" movie, adapting the hit sandbox world video game from Mojang Studios, and Jack Black is taking one of the lead roles alongside "Aquaman" star Jason Momoa.
In "Minecraft," players enter a world comprised of blocks,...
Deadline reports that Warner Bros. Pictures, Vertigo, and Legendary are close to starting production on the "Minecraft" movie, adapting the hit sandbox world video game from Mojang Studios, and Jack Black is taking one of the lead roles alongside "Aquaman" star Jason Momoa.
In "Minecraft," players enter a world comprised of blocks,...
- 1/2/2024
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Production is about to get underway on Warner Bros/Vertigo/Legendary’s feature take on Mojang/Microsoft’s Minecraft, and sources are telling us that Jack Black is joining the cast of the Jason Momoa-led movie.
The pic’s plot is under wraps, with writing credits still being determined. We hear Black is playing the role of Steve.
Also starring in Minecraft are Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks and Sebastian Eugene Hansen. The Mojang sandbox title is the bestselling video game of all time, with 300 million copies sold and nearly 140M monthly active players.
The Minecraft film hails from Vertigo, co-financier Legendary, Mojang/Microsoft and Momoa’s On the Roam. Jared Hess is directing. Producers include Roy Lee, Jon Berg, Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Momoa, Torfi Frans Olafsson, Vu Bui and the late Jill Messick. EPs are Todd Hallowell, Kayleen Walters, Brian Mendoza and Jonathan Spaihts.
Black played the...
The pic’s plot is under wraps, with writing credits still being determined. We hear Black is playing the role of Steve.
Also starring in Minecraft are Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks and Sebastian Eugene Hansen. The Mojang sandbox title is the bestselling video game of all time, with 300 million copies sold and nearly 140M monthly active players.
The Minecraft film hails from Vertigo, co-financier Legendary, Mojang/Microsoft and Momoa’s On the Roam. Jared Hess is directing. Producers include Roy Lee, Jon Berg, Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Momoa, Torfi Frans Olafsson, Vu Bui and the late Jill Messick. EPs are Todd Hallowell, Kayleen Walters, Brian Mendoza and Jonathan Spaihts.
Black played the...
- 1/2/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Warner Bros Pictures’ new Dune: Part Two trailer begins with Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) experiencing yet another terrifying nightmare. In this nightmare, Paul sees explosions and massive fights – but it’s all just fragments. The full story hasn’t been made clear to him yet.
In addition to Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name), Dune: Part Two stars Zendaya as Chani, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica Atreides, Oscar winner Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Oscar nominee Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Dave Bautista as “Beast” Rabban Harkonnen, Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling as Reverend Mother Mohiam, and Stephen McKinley Henderson as Thufir Hawat. Joining the cast are Oscar nominee Austin Butler (Elvis) as the notorious Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen and Christopher Walken (Severence) as the Emperor. Florence Pugh is Princess Irulan, Léa Seydoux is Lady Margot Fenring, and Souheila Yacoub plays Shishakli.
TIMOTHÉE Chalamet as...
In addition to Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name), Dune: Part Two stars Zendaya as Chani, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica Atreides, Oscar winner Javier Bardem as Stilgar, Oscar nominee Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Stellan Skarsgård as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Dave Bautista as “Beast” Rabban Harkonnen, Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling as Reverend Mother Mohiam, and Stephen McKinley Henderson as Thufir Hawat. Joining the cast are Oscar nominee Austin Butler (Elvis) as the notorious Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen and Christopher Walken (Severence) as the Emperor. Florence Pugh is Princess Irulan, Léa Seydoux is Lady Margot Fenring, and Souheila Yacoub plays Shishakli.
TIMOTHÉE Chalamet as...
- 12/12/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
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