'Dune' Is a Smash , for Warner Brothers, at Box Office.<br />'Dune' Is a Smash , for Warner Brothers, at Box Office.<br />Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" was a winner <br />at the box office this weekend.<br />The epic science fiction <br />film took home $40.1 million.<br />"Dune" had the highest-grossing opening weekend since Warner Brothers began releasing films in <br />theaters and on HBO Max concurrently.<br />"Dune" also did well internationally, helping the film to gross another $47 million.<br />Globally, the film has grossed $220 million.<br />I'm smiling... Exhibitors are thrilled. The best part is, fans are loving what they're seeing. They're loving the big-screen experience. It's been a winner of a weekend for movie-lovers, Jeff Goldstein, president of domestic distribution Warner Bros, via Variety.<br />The film has been critically well-recieved.<br />Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures co-financed the film, spending $156 million.<br />With the opening weekend re-calibrating expectations, <br />CNet reports that director Denis Villeneuve <br />intends the film to have a sequel.<br />The story in itself sets up for a sequel. The production is so amazing and the storytelling is so compelling that it's not going to be <br />judged on box office alone, Ann Sarnoff, chairperson WarnerMedia, via Variety
