Tag: Dune
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Will There Be A Dune Part Two? Here’s What We Know
Denis Villeneuve’s big movie adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel “Dune” has finally premiered, both in theaters and living rooms on HBO Max, and it’s doing quite well. The sci-fi epic set a record for a Warner Bros. day-and-date release on HBO Max on top of its $40.1 million opening weekend at the domestic box office.…
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Daily Podcast: Star Wars, Batgirl, Rust, And Dune Spoiler Discussion
On the October 25, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and senior writer and chief film critic Chris Evangelista, to talk about the latest film and TV news, including updates on the Rust shooting, a Star Wars horror movie, Batgirl and a spoiler discussion…
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The Best Way to Watch Movies: Can Home Viewing Really Ruin a Blockbuster?
It started, as so many things do these days, with a tweet. Over the weekend, IndieWire’s own Anne Thompson took to social media to share a recent interaction regarding the consumption of Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic, “Dune,” which finally arrived in both domestic theaters and streaming on HBO Max after a year of pandemic-pushed delays.…
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Christopher Nolan: ‘Dune’ Has One of the Greatest Blends of Practical and VFX Effects I’ve Ever Seen
“Dune” made a strong showing at the U.S. box office this weekend, opening at the higher end of projections with $40 million. Of all the moviegoers who became fans of Denis Villeneuve’s latest science-fiction offering, fellow filmmaker Christopher Nolan might be the most high profile. The “Tenet” and “Dunkirk” Oscar nominee chatted with Villeneuve for…
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Sci-Fi Epic ‘Dune’ Debut Spices Up Box Office With $40.1 Million First Place Finish
Warner Bros.’ big-budget sci-fi epic Dune spiced up the box office this weekend with a $40.1 million domestic debut. Topping predictions that had the star-studded spectacle opening in the $30-$35 million range, director Denis Villenueve’s eye-candy adventure easily snagged the top spot in North America (where it is also streaming on HBO Max) and continued…
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Dune review – sci-fi epic gets off to a flying start
The French-Canadian director of Blade Runner 2049 brings an astonishing visual sensibility to Frank Herbert’s ‘unfilmable’ sci-fi classicFor years, it seemed that the greatest film ever to come from Frank Herbert’s quasi-biblical 1960s sci-fi novel Dune would be a 2013 documentary about the failure to make a great film out of Herbert’s novel. In Jodorowsky’s…
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‘Dune’ and ‘The French Dispatch’ Deliver One of the Year’s Strongest Box Office Weekends
With a big assist from “Dune” and its $40 million domestic debut, theater performance reached a new comparative peak. With around $94 million of tickets sold this weekend, it’s ahead of any four-week period since theaters reopened.This weekend represents 89 percent of the same weekend in 2019 and puts our comparative four-week survey at 82…
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‘Dune’ Opens to $40 Million at the Box Office. Strong Enough for a Sequel?
“Dune,” an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic, opened to $40 million at the North American box office. It’s a respectable start given the ongoing pandemic and the fact that “Dune,” like all Warner Bros. movies in 2021, premiered simultaneously on HBO Max, which might have taken a chunk out of overall ticket sales.Directed by…
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Raised By Wolves Season 2 To Arrive On HBO Max In Early 2022
Praise Sol. As he intended, HBO Max series “Raised by Wolves” will be back for a second season in 2022. The announcement comes in a short clip before “Dune,” which dropped on HBO Max Thursday. “Raised by Wolves” follows two androids, Mother (Amanda Collin) and Father (Abubakar Salim), as they try to raise six human children…
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Dune Lands Best Opening For HBO Max Day And Date Release — What Does This Mean For Part 2?
After much anticipation, multiple delays, and much (heated) discussion about the decision to release the film both in theaters and on HBO Max on the same day, “Dune” has finally arrived in theaters domestically. As it turns out, things are going quite well in these early days, even with the hybrid release, as director Denis…