Yet, for films like “Dune” to have respectable showings this month was of importance to the overall health of the movie theater industry, which is still trying to get back on its feet while the coronavirus pandemic is still ongoing. “No Time to Die,” the latest James Bond film, also opened this month to much fanfare, but garnered a bit of a underwhelming response compared to Bond films of the past. And those big films led the way with “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” and “Halloween Kills” blowing past expectations. There was a lot of attention coming into October since it was the first month of the pandemic era that had a big film opening every week. “Dune” also found an audience worldwide, nabbing $220 million globally so far.Īway from the success of the film itself, “Dune” helped movie theaters end the month on a high note.
The film was available simultaneously in theaters and on the streaming platform this weekend. The opening numbers are also notable because many of those fans could have just stayed home and watched “Dune” on HBO Max, the streaming service from CNN’s parent company, WarnerMedia. The film, which has an all-star cast led by Timothée Chalamet, is based on the 1965 seminal science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, and fans of the book showed up for the new adaptation this weekend. this year and capped off a solid month for the movie theater industry. It was also the largest opening for Warner Bros. The total exceeded expectations that had the film earning about $30 million.
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