Up to 13th worldwide gross, China dropped ~$22M last weekend on it.
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/w..._=bo_nb_rl_tab

Looks like Part 2 is a go...
https://gizmodo.com/dune-part-2-is-o...023-1847938646



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‘Dune’ Sequel Greenlighted By Legendary & Warner Bros; Pic Will Get Theatrical Window In October 2023


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Two fucking years.

God damn it.

At least it's not 22 years between Avatar movies, though.
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First off, I have no idea why people liked Avatar.

Secondly, as someone who hasn't read the Dune books, or really knew nothing about this until I sat down to watch, I was pleasantly surprised. It felt Star Wars-ish - not in a bad way. There were some slow moving parts, but overall I really enjoyed it. My only complaint was that my wife & I were really getting into it and then..... it's over. :-)
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Hot damn cant wait. Hope this sparks a whole series of movies from Herberts Dune books.
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I didn't think this was very good. Wrong choice in director and in lead actor. Stick with the book, imo.
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I thought the kid could act TBH - but I didn't read the book so have no idea what to expect.

Didn't really see enough of Zendaya to form an opinion on her performance yet.
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Loved it. My favorite film of this year and doubt it'll be topped. It was great to see this sci fi epic in theaters. And I can give it a re watch on HBO Max whenever I want to pick out things I may have missed.

9/10

(I still think Blade Runner 2049 is the superior film but what Vileneuve pulled off here with Dune was incredible too ) Can't wait for Part 2

Here's how I'd rank Denis Villeneuve's filmography

1. Blade Runner 2049 10/10
2. Dune 9/10
3. Sicario 8.5/10
4. Prisoners 8/10
5. Arrival 7.5/10
6. Enemy 7/10
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I like the way you think. I disagree slightly on the first two, though. I enjoyed the shit out of 2049 but Dune took me to places very few movies have.
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That's some serious praise.
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As someone who not only didn't read the book but didn't even know about it's existence until this movie was announced, I really liked it. Sucks having to wait 2 years for part 2 though.

I think it's also interesting that I found 2049 kind of boring while I was into this movie the whole time even while knowing it was only half a story.
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Same.

I didn't know Villanueve (or whatever) did Arrival. I didn't really like that movie either, but loved Sicario and Prisoners.
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So the books are somewhat independent of each other in that the this two part movie is based on only the first book and will still have a satisfactory conclusion?
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