DUNE: PART TWO Poised Make Over $500 Million at Box Office

Published: March 19, 2024

DUNE: PART TWO Poised Make Over $500 Million at Box Office

By Movieguide® Contributor

DUNE: PART TWO is on track to make over $500 million just 10 days after its premiere.

NBC reported that the movie has made “$494.7 million globally, including $208 million in North America and $289.4 million internationally,” and is already the highest-grossing movie of 2024. It has made $100 million off of IMAX screenings alone.

DUNE: PART TWO is the second movie in the DUNE saga, a sci-fi series based on Frank Herbert’s books. The movie stars Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler and Florence Pugh.

DUNE: PART TWO is a hit with critics and audiences alike.

“The second DUNE installment is jaw-on-the-floor spectacular,” the Guardian wrote, calling the movie “immense” and “breathtaking.”

The Movieguide® review reads:

DUNE: PART TWO tells the second half of science fiction writer Frank Herbert’s epic tale of political power, love and desert heroism. After his father was murdered by the evil Baron Harkonnen’s men, Paul and his mother learn the ways of the Fremen the indigenous people on the desert planet of Arrakis. Paul falls in love with a young Fremen women, Chani. Paul helps the Fremen fight for freedom against the Baron. However, he sees a terrible future of a galactic holy war, but can he prevent it while seeking justice for his father?

DUNE: PART TWO is visually stunning. This doesn’t take away from the movie’s epic, dramatic storytelling. In one sense, PART TWO is a love story between Paul and Chani, set against the backdrop of a struggle for freedom. However, DUNE: PART TWO is also a story about good and evil, political power, religion, justice, revenge, and the consequences of wielding power on a worldwide, galactic scale. That said, the movie has some politically correct, direct attacks on religious “fundamentalism” that can be used to attack all religion, but especially Christians and Muslims.

This number is a major milestone for the DUNE franchise and also marks a major achievement for Chalamet.

“With WONKA and DUNE: PART TWO, he has led the top two domestic grossing films over the last eight months,” IndieWire wrote, adding that this is very rare. The last actor to achieve this was John Travolta, with SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER and GREASE.