Denis Villeneuve’s film debuted in Ukrainian cinemas on February 29 and in the first weekend earned 32.6 million hryvnias, which became an absolute record for Warner Bros. films. in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
“Dune: Part Two” also entered the top three most successful launches of Warner Bros. films. in Ukraine for the entire history and was second only to the films “Dune” in 2021 with UAH 34.3 million and “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Green de Wald” in 2018 with UAH 39.2 million.
The amount of 32.6 million hryvnias does not take into account the pre-premiere screenings that took place on February 28 (for example, the report on the opening fees of 33 million hryvnias for “Barbie” included them), so potentially the second “Dune” went around Ukraine and Greta Gerwig tape.
In total, “Dune: Part Two” earned $180 million worldwide in its first weekend – 50% more than the first part. Of these, $97 million in the international market and $81.5 million in the United States, marking the highest-grossing weekend of the year in the country and the biggest since the premiere of Taylor Swift’s concert film last October.
Dune: Part Two continues director Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s cult sci-fi novel. According to the synopsis, in the sequel, Paul Atreid teams up with the Chani and the Fremen (a tribe of desert people in the Dune universe) to seek revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skåsgard, Dave Bautista and Javier Bardem return to their roles. Also appearing are new characters played by Austin Butler (the villain Fade-Rout Harkonnen), Florence Pugh (Princess Irulan) and Christopher Walken (Shaddam IV).
On Rotten Tomatoes, “Dune: Part Two” received quite high ratings – 93% from critics and 95% from the audience.
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