Dune 2 Opening Weekend Thread [3/01/24 -3/03/24] [82.5m DOM OW]

[simoimo19]

 

[keysersoze123]

Boom. That is more like it. 

[Bob Train]

Cinema is back

[Steele131]

2 minutes ago, simoimo19 said:

 

WoM already kicking in. 

[MightyDargon]

It basically confirms my theory that this is going to be a mini Avatar and be driven by PLF screenings on its most open days.

[HummingLemon496]

Range is 80-84M

 

Please:

 

 

Edited March 3 by HummingLemon496

[Bob Train]

 

[AMC Theaters Enjoyer]

47 minutes ago, Eric Atreides said:

WE ARE OLD

 

 

what do you mean “we?”

 

 

[Brainbug]

Fantastic early Sat number. Goes to show how WOM is traveling faster and faster every year and also how much longer movies truly profit from Saturdays (and Sundays).

[Bob Train]

Just now, HummingLemon496 said:

Range is 80-84M

 

Please:

 

 

The same drop as Batman would put it at...

 

$83.9m

[wildphantom]

Over or under Oppenheimer’s $82.5 million? It’ll be close. 

[MightyDargon]

1 minute ago, Brainbug said:

Fantastic early Sat number. Goes to show how WOM is traveling faster and faster every year and also how much longer movies truly profit from Saturdays (and Sundays).

Not really. (I mean the positive WOM is there). But the idea that this was gonna be driven be "leisurely" viewing on weekends at PLFs was already observable in advance sales. The Wick 4 comparison was decent but Wick 4 had really only 1 weekend of PLF exclusivity. Dune 2 has 3. (Also some theaters won't be in a hurry to kick it out or will try to get it back in later).

[HummingLemon496]

Just now, Bob Train said:

The same drop as Batman would put it at...

 

$83.9m

Gonna buy 100K worth of tickets

[charlie Jatinder]

@Legion Again is Messiah.

[HummingLemon496]

Imagine if they estimated 84 and then it turns out to be 85 😭

[Bob Train]

2 minutes ago, Brainbug said:

Fantastic early Sat number. Goes to show how WOM is traveling faster and faster every year and also how much longer movies truly profit from Saturdays (and Sundays).

I agree. John Wick 4 was longer than Dune but only had a +25% jump, so IMO older demo skew, WOM, and PLF lure contribute to great bump. I think it is the most impressive Sat bump for any movie since Mario, since Saturdays have been weaker post-COVID.

[wildphantom]

1 minute ago, charlie Jatinder said:

@Legion Again is Messiah.

Any OS Saturday numbers? 

[Bob Train]

1 minute ago, HummingLemon496 said:

Imagine if they estimated 84 and then it turns out to be 85 😭

IMO they'll estimate at $83m so that they get the "bigger than Oppenheimer" headline, definitely over $80m so that they get the "biggest opener since Barbenheimer" headline.

[MightyDargon]

Just now, Bob Train said:

I agree. John Wick 4 was longer than Dune but only had a +25% jump, so IMO older demo skew, WOM, and PLF lure contribute to great bump. I think it is the most impressive Sat bump for any movie since Mario, since Saturdays have been weaker post-COVID.

But kids don't like Mario! We need to have him ride Shai Halud through a desert so he can be relevant again!!11!

[Brainbug]

10 minutes ago, Bob Train said:

Cinema is back

 

It never went away. It just fell asleep for a few months after it looked at early January box office numbers.