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Variety reports:

Ticket sales at the box office this weekend will be flowing as freely as spice on the desert planet of Arrakis. Director Denis Villeneuve‘s big-budget sequel “Dune: Part Two,” where “spice” is an all-powerful commodity, is targeting $70 million to $80 million in its opening weekend.

Warner Bros., the studio behind the sci-fi epic, is conservatively projecting a $65 million start, though most box office prognosticators believe that revenues could near the $90 million mark. At the international box office, the follow-up to 2021’s “Dune” is projected to collect $80 million to $90 million from roughly 70 markets.

No matter where the initial tally ends up, “Dune: Part Two” will deliver a massive, necessary jolt for movie theaters.

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“Dune 2” is targeting a $70 million to $80 million opening weekend, but many box office prognosticators believe that revenues could near the $90 million mark. https://t.co/EsZcCtUUQZ

— Variety (@Variety) February 27, 2024