Dune rakes in a spicy and respectable $17.5 million from Friday domestic box office - The A.V. Club
Worldwide, Dune has ridden its thropter to $134 million against a $165 million production budget.Dune’s take must be a relief to Warner Bros., which, despite director Denis Villeneuve’s wishes, did the old day-and-date release model for the film, simultaneously launching it on HBO Max and in theaters and hampering its box office a bit.
It should also come as a relief to Dune fans anxious for a sequel.The film (full title: Dune: Part One) is only half of a complete work, with the picture ending right as the plot actually gets into motion.
As for David Lynch, whose 1984 version of Dune has been dragged into the conversation regarding the recent adaptation, he doesn’t seem too concerned with Villeneuve’s version of things