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Dune: Part Two

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Dune: Part Two

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  • Dune: Part Two had its first screening on the 16th of January 2024, in a palliative care home in Saguenay, Quebec, weeks before any red carpet. The audience was one dying man who had said he wanted to see the film. His wish traveled through a viral call-out on Facebook, posted by Josée Gagnon, cofounder of a company that accompanies people at the end of life. It reached the director, Denis Villeneuve, and the producer Tanya Lapointe. Gagnon said both were very touched.

    Villeneuve first offered to bring the man to Los Angeles or Montreal. The man was too weak to travel. So Villeneuve sent one of his assistants to Saguenay with his own private laptop. Everyone in the room handed in their cellphones and signed waivers before the film began. The man was in too much pain to watch it all and stopped halfway. He died on the 25th of January. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation later called this the actual world premiere. The public learned of it only after the film reached theaters.

    The film itself is a 2024 American space opera, the second half of Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel Dune. It follows Paul Atreides as he joins the Fremen, the desert people of the planet Arrakis, to wage war on House Harkonnen. Yet this sequel was never a sure thing. Why did a studio hold back its approval? How does a director turn a famous hero into a warning? How do you film a ride on a sandworm that does not exist? And what did a popcorn bucket have to do with any of it?

  • In November 2016, Legendary Pictures obtained the film and television rights to the Dune franchise. Mary Parent, the company's vice chair of worldwide production, began talking with Villeneuve about directing. She hired him quickly once she saw how much he cared about the book. His hiring was confirmed in February 2018, and he intended to split the novel into two films. He secured a two-film deal with Warner Bros. Pictures, in the same style as the two-part adaptation of Stephen King's It in 2017 and 2019.

    A sequel was already on the table by April 2019. Legendary's CEO, Joshua Grode, said the studio planned one, adding that "there's a logical place to stop the first movie before the book is over". The first film still had to earn its sequel.

    By December 2020, Villeneuve was voicing a worry. Warner Bros. planned to release the first film in theaters and on HBO Max at the same time, and he feared weak financial results could cancel the second film. A hopeful sign came at an IMAX screening of the first ten minutes, where the title logo read Dune: Part One. In August 2021, Villeneuve spoke with more confidence and promised that Chani would have a bigger role. Warner Bros. told him a sequel would be greenlit as long as the film did well on HBO Max. Just days before release, Warner Bros. CEO Ann Sarnoff said of a sequel: "If you watch the movie you see how it ends. I think you pretty much know the answer to that".

    The formal approval came on the 26th of October 2021. A Legendary spokesperson thanked Villeneuve, the crew, the writers, the cast, Warner Bros. and the fans, closing with "Here's to more Dune". Production work had already run back-to-back with the first film. Villeneuve and Lapointe immediately flew to Budapest to start pre-production.

    One negotiation mattered more to Villeneuve than any other. Legendary and Warner Bros. agreed to give Part Two a 45-day theatrical-only window before it could appear through other channels. Villeneuve called this a "non-negotiable condition" and said that "the theatrical experience is at the very heart of the cinematic language for me". He hoped to begin shooting in the last quarter of 2022 at the earliest, speeding up work by building on what the first film had already finished.

  • Eric Roth was hired in April 2017 to co-write the screenplay, and Jon Spaihts later joined him and Villeneuve. Between the first film's release and the sequel's approval, Villeneuve began shaping the script so production could start the moment a greenlight came. By February 2021, Roth had written a full treatment, and writing began that August. By March 2022, Villeneuve had mostly finished the screenplay. Craig Mazin and Roth added further literary material.

    Villeneuve called the second film an "epic war movie". He described the first as "contemplative" and promised more action this time. He anchored the story in Paul and Chani, calling their "epic love story" the "epicenter of the story". Zendaya admitted the dialogue was a puzzle: "It was funny trying to figure out in this futuristic space talk, like, how do they flirt?" Timothée Chalamet saw Chani as Paul's "moral compass".

    The larger design was a trap for the audience. Villeneuve built the script on Herbert's original intention to show Paul as an antihero on his way to becoming a villain. He wrote Chani as a nonbeliever in the prophecy. The film first tells the romance from Paul's point of view, then pivots to Chani's as the audience sees his hunger for power. In the novel Dune Messiah, Villeneuve felt Chani eventually "disappeared in Paul's shadows", so he reworked her. He read her as a critique of power. He also imagined Paul moving from a "humble" figure to a "dark messianic figure" who becomes "what he was trying to fight against".

    Lady Jessica and her unborn daughter, Alia, got a similar rethink. In the film, Jessica drinks the Water of Life and speaks with Alia in the womb. Villeneuve and Spaihts chose to "compress" the timeline of the pregnancy and the ritual for tension, and Villeneuve showed an adult Alia to underline her unusual birth. He found it "fresh and original to have a character who is powerful and still a pregnant woman". He added that others see Alia as an "abomination".

    The sandworm ride came from the director's own pencil. Villeneuve felt the book described it too thinly, so he relied on his own drawings and storyboards. He later named it among his favorite scenes. For Paul's turn toward the dark messiah, he drew on the storyboards he made while thinking of Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 film Akira.

  • In March 2022, Florence Pugh and Austin Butler were reported to be in talks for the roles of Princess Irulan and the Harkonnen heir Feyd-Rautha. Butler got his part over coffee with Villeneuve, with no audition. He then trained for four months in Budapest, following a regimen designed by an ex-Navy SEALs member.

    Villeneuve described Butler's performance as a "cross between a psychopath killer, an Olympic sword master, a snake, and Mick Jagger". Butler studied past cultures he felt "bred brutality" and took cues from animals, including sharks and snakes. He also credited Gary Oldman and Heath Ledger as inspirations. He copied Stellan Skarsgård's voice as the Baron, reasoning that Feyd grew up beside the Baron and would sound like him.

    The Baron himself is now badly weakened, and relies on being submerged in fluids while he picks an heir between two nephews. Glossu "Beast" Rabban is seen as a poor strategist. Feyd-Rautha is clever, cunning and charismatic. Butler thought Feyd and Paul were "flip sides of the same coin", since both were touched by the Bene Gesserit breeding program. Villeneuve saw in Feyd an animal-like brutality alongside a "code of honors" and respect for fighters.

    The cast widened through 2022. In May, Christopher Walken joined as Emperor Shaddam IV. In June, Léa Seydoux entered negotiations to play Lady Margot Fenring. In July, Souheila Yacoub joined as Shishakli. Pugh described Irulan as reserved and intelligent, a princess who fears her father will lose his throne as his hold on warring factions slips.

    One casting was kept secret for a long time. In January 2023, Tim Blake Nelson was added in an undisclosed role. At the London premiere in February 2024, Anya Taylor-Joy confirmed she had been cast, in an uncredited cameo as Alia. Her part had leaked earlier through a casting credit list on Letterboxd. Villeneuve was surprised the secret held so long, saying it took "so much work to keep that secret". Neither Nelson nor Stephen McKinley Henderson, who filmed scenes as Thufir Hawat, appears in the final cut. Villeneuve gave both a "Special Thanks" credit.

  • Pre-shooting began on the 4th of July 2022 at the Brion tomb in Altivole, Italy, and lasted two days. Principal photography was set for the 21st of July in Budapest but started on the 18th. The crew shot entirely on Arri Alexa LF digital cameras. New locations and sets were chosen "to avoid repetition".

    The partial solar eclipse of the 25th of October 2022 turned into a gift. The crew shot through it and used the footage for the opening fight between Harkonnen and Fremen soldiers. Villeneuve did not know in advance that filming would coincide with a real eclipse. In another case, the cinematographer Greig Fraser calculated that a shot of Lady Jessica killing a Harkonnen soldier with a rock had to be filmed at precisely 9:45 in the morning on the 3rd of November, so the sun stood behind her.

    The production moved that month to Abu Dhabi, where Pugh finished her scenes. Dawn scenes were filmed across three days to catch the golden hour. A special unit filmed Taylor-Joy's scenes in the Namib desert. Filming wrapped on the 12th of December 2022. Delays also gave Villeneuve time to make film transfers for projection in IMAX 70 mm and conventional 70 mm.

    The Harkonnen arena was built for the senses. Villeneuve and Fraser filmed Feyd-Rautha's gladiator sequence with specially designed black-and-white infrared cameras. They wanted the crowd to cheer and stomp rather than applaud, and designed over 30 sections for spectators. Butler spent his first week on set filming it. The heat was high enough that some people fainted. He also improvised his kiss scene with the Baron. Pugh, by contrast, delivered Irulan's opening narration on her first day of filming.

    Paris was never needed for romance; Jordan was. The scenes between Paul and Chani were shot in remote Jordanian locations during golden hour, often with only a one-hour window each day, so the crew worked as fast as possible.

    The sandworm ride was shot practically by a separate unit led by the producer Tanya Lapointe. No full worm existed, and there were no reference shots. The team built a small section of worm on a platform, with gripping devices standing in for the Fremen hooks, while an industrial fan blew sand across the set. Chalamet estimated the scene took more than three months, in individual shoots of 20 to 30 minutes.

    The climactic duel took separate training. Butler and Chalamet each worked with a Kali instructor in Los Angeles, then practiced together once they reached Budapest. They performed the fight themselves, even in wide shots. Chalamet delivers his monologue entirely in Chakobsa, a language created by Villeneuve and the Game of Thrones language creator David Peterson. Rebecca Ferguson named Jessica's Reverend Mother ritual as her favorite scene, working with contortionists and comparing it to an Exorcist film.

    Hans Zimmer returned to compose the score, having written over 90 minutes of music before the film was even announced, to give Villeneuve inspiration while writing. WaterTower Music released two singles on the 15th of February 2024, titled "A Time of Quiet Between the Storms" and "Harvester Attack". The full album followed on the 23rd of February.

  • A teaser trailer debuted at the Warner Bros. panel at CinemaCon on the 27th of April 2023. First-look images of the cast in character and a teaser poster followed on the 2nd of May. The trailer reached the public the next day. Variety called it "breathtaking", and GQ named the shots of Paul riding a sandworm "the standout sequence". A second trailer came on the 29th of June 2023. In December 2023, over 10 minutes of footage was shown at CCXP with Chalamet, Zendaya, Pugh, Butler and Villeneuve. More footage ran before a limited IMAX re-release of Christopher Nolan's Tenet.

    The brand reached into games and toys. Warner Bros. and Legendary partnered with Xbox on a content suite and a themed console and controller. Microsoft Flight Simulator added an expansion that let players pilot the Royal Atreides Ornithopter over Arrakis. In November 2023, the Sardaukar arrived in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. A month later, Paul and Feyd-Rautha became playable operators in Modern Warfare III. In September 2023, McFarlane Toys announced a line of 7-inch figures. In Japan, a poster collaboration with the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom film put Lacus Clyne and Kira Yamato in the places of Chani and Paul.

    TikTok told its own story. Research by Nikolaj Mathies, CEO of Vievo Media, counted 117 campaign posts in the year before release, up from 108 for the first film. Messages directly from the cast made up 24% of the content, and videos with Zendaya and Chalamet drew far higher viewership. Red carpet content was aimed at female audiences, which the research credited with an estimated $2 million rise in the opening box office. By the marketing firm FanBox's count, the core Dune audience grew from 2.6 million to 8 million.

    Then came the popcorn bucket. In January 2024, images of an AMC Theatres bucket shaped like a sandworm went viral, and its design drew crude comparisons that turned it into an Internet meme. Reactions on TikTok drew millions of views. Jokes about it ran on US late-night television, including a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live with Marcello Hernandez, Devon Walker, Bowen Yang and the host Ayo Edebiri. Interviewers pressed most of the main cast for reactions. Villeneuve called it an "insane marketing idea" that "brought a lot of laughter and joy".

    Griffin Newman, writing in The New York Times, credited the "magic alchemy" of an object people grow "perversely fascinated" by. AMC had already sold buckets shaped like character heads for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and "burn books" for Mean Girls. Over a month after release, AMC's chief content officer said, "we would have never created the bucket knowing it would be celebrated or mocked". Even so, AMC would keep making collectible buckets. Resellers were asking as much as $175. Marvel Studios soon announced a bucket for Deadpool & Wolverine, and producer Kevin Feige called it "intentionally crude and lewd". Villeneuve said those buckets did not compare favorably to Dune's.

  • The release date moved four times before it settled. Dune: Part Two was first set for the 20th of October 2023, then delayed to the 17th of November, then moved up two weeks to the 3rd of November. The 2023 Hollywood labor disputes then pushed it by over four months to the 15th of March 2024. After the strikes were resolved, it moved up two weeks to the 1st of March 2024.

    Film formats followed the success of Oppenheimer in 2023. Dune: Part Two reached twelve venues worldwide in the IMAX 15-perforation 70 mm format and 38 venues in standard 5-perforation 70 mm. The world premiere was held at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on the 6th of February 2024. A second premiere followed at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London on the 15th of February.

    In the United States and Canada, advance ticket sales surpassed those of Oppenheimer. The film was projected to make $65-80 million from 4,050 theaters on its opening weekend. It made $32.2 million on its first day, including $12 million from previews. The weekend total reached $82.5 million, doubling the first film's $41 million. IMAX supplied $18.5 million of it, a record for a March release. Jeff Goldstein of Warner Bros. called the result "much higher than any of us could predict".

    The second weekend brought $46.2 million, a 44% drop, and second place behind Kung Fu Panda 4. In just seven days, the film passed the first film's entire domestic gross of $108 million. It also became Chalamet's highest-grossing film in a leading role, surpassing Wonka.

    Overseas, the opening weekend brought $100.02 million across the first three days. The second weekend added $81 million from 72 international markets, including a $20 million opening in China. By the 14th of April 2024, the biggest markets were the United Kingdom and China at $48.1 million each, then France at $41.8 million, Germany at $38.7 million and Australia at $22 million.

    The final tally was $282.7 million in the United States and Canada and $432.7 million elsewhere, for $715 million worldwide, with over $145 million from IMAX alone. The Hollywood Reporter estimated a break-even point of around $500 million. Deadline Hollywood calculated a net profit of $184.3 million, making it the seventh-most profitable blockbuster of 2024.

    On the 16th of April 2024, the film arrived digitally. Blu-ray, DVD and Ultra HD Blu-ray followed on the 14th of May, and streaming on Max on the 21st of May. In the United Kingdom, it became the second best-selling film of 2024 across all home entertainment formats, at 817,000 units. It took first place in physical sales with 132,000 discs, worth $2.5 million.

  • CinemaScore audiences gave the film an "A", up from the first film's "A-". PostTrak polling found a 94% positive score, with 80% saying they would definitely recommend it. Critics "largely received rave reviews", praising the visual effects and the performances. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave three stars out of four, writing that "we're reminded at every turn that this is an absolutely bat-bleep crazy story".

    Fellow filmmakers spoke up. Steven Spielberg called it "one of the most brilliant science fiction films I have ever seen". James Cameron called it "pure cinema" and an improvement on the 1984 adaptation. Christopher Nolan called it "miraculous" and said: "If, to me, Dune was like Star Wars, then Dune 2 is The Empire Strikes Back". In June 2025, IndieWire ranked it number 95 on its list of the best movies of the 2020s so far.

    Some reviews were mixed. Lovia Gyarkye of The Hollywood Reporter praised the technical work but felt the film fell short of the book's nuance on imperialism. Nicholas Barber, for the BBC, called it "one of the most jaw-droppingly weird pieces of art-house psychedelia ever to come from a major studio". Noah Berlatsky of CNN judged that it failed to "present an effective anti-colonial vision", since it still centered on Paul's destiny.

    Critics also questioned how the film handles the Middle East and North Africa influences on Herbert's book. Furvah Shah, in the UK edition of Cosmopolitan, said she "felt frustrated as a Muslim viewer" at the lack of regional casting among the leads. Hannah Flint of The New Arab raised similar concerns while praising Swiss-Tunisian actress Souheila Yacoub as a "win for Arab representation". Steven D. Greydanus, in U.S. Catholic, argued that the film draws on several Abrahamic religions to critique faith itself.

    Awards followed. The film earned five nominations at the 97th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won Best Sound and Best Visual Effects. It won two BAFTAs, for Best Sound and Best Special Visual Effects, and received two nominations at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture - Drama. The American Film Institute named it one of the top 10 films of 2024.

    A third film was always the plan. In August 2023, Villeneuve said it would conclude a trilogy, based on Herbert's 1969 novel Dune Messiah. In February 2024, he said the script was "almost finished" but he did not want to rush. He considered waiting a few years for Chalamet to age, since the novel is set 12 years after the first. Zimmer revealed he was already writing music after Villeneuve "wordlessly" put a copy of Dune Messiah on his desk. Development officially began in April 2024. Villeneuve said Messiah would be his last Dune film, though he would plant seeds for others.

    Filming on the third film was expected to begin in summer 2025, for a release scheduled on the 18th of December 2026. Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and Ida Brooke were cast as Leto II Atreides and Ghanima Atreides.

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When did Dune: Part Two premiere?

The world premiere was held at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City on the 6th of February 2024. The United States release followed on the 1st of March 2024.

How much money did Dune: Part Two make?

It grossed $715 million worldwide, with $282.7 million in the United States and Canada and $432.7 million in other territories.

Where was Dune: Part Two filmed?

Principal photography took place in Budapest, Italy, Jordan and Abu Dhabi between July and December 2022. A special unit also filmed scenes in the Namib desert.

What is the third Dune film?

Dune: Part Three is based on Frank Herbert's 1969 novel Dune Messiah. It is scheduled for release on the 18th of December 2026.

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  79. 79Dune: Part Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Music by Hans Zimmer Available February 23rdFebruary 15, 2024
  80. 80Zendaya and Florence Pugh Slay the Red Carpet at Dune: Part Two Premiere in Mexico CityGabrielle Rockson — February 7, 2024
  81. 81MagazineThe Best Looks From the Dune: Part Two Press TourChristian Allaire — February 21, 2024
  82. 82Zendaya Serves Many Varieties of Desert Space Rebel Fashion on Dune 2 Press TourKase Wickman — March 1, 2024
  83. 83‘Dune: Part Two’ New York Premiere Photos: Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh & More In The Best Of The Red CarpetArmando Tinoco — February 25, 2024
  84. 84NewsDune: Part Two premiered at Quebec palliative care home to fulfil man's dying wishMarch 3, 2024
  85. 85NewsA man wanted to see 'Dune 2' before he died. The director sent his laptop.Annabelle Timsit — March 4, 2024
  86. 86‘Dune: Part Two’: How Sci-Fi Space Worm Epic Reared Head To $81.5M Opening After Strike Release Delay – Sunday Box Office UpdateAnthony D'Alessandro — March 3, 2024
  87. 87‘Dune 2’ Jolts Box Office With Mighty $81.5 Million DebutRebecca Rubin — March 3, 2024
  88. 88Dune: Part Two Provides Spice To Box Office As No. 7 Most Valuable Blockbuster Of 2024Anthony D'Alessandro — April 25, 2025
  89. 89'Dune: Part Two' Teaser: First-Look Footage & Poster for Denis Villeneuve's Star-Studded SequelZac Ntim — May 2, 2023
  90. 90'Dune: Part Two' Trailer: Timothée Chalamet & Zendaya Return to the Desert in Denis Villeneuve's Star-Studded SequelZac Ntim — May 3, 2023
  91. 91'Dune 2' Trailer: Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya Fall in Love and Wage War, First Look at Christopher Walken's EmperorJordan Moreau — June 29, 2023
  92. 92Zendaya & Timothée Chalamet Share a Kiss in High Intensity 'Dune: Part Two' TrailerRania Aniftos — December 12, 2023
  93. 93Zendaya & Timothee Chalamet Bring the Star Power to Warner Bros' Lineup Presentation – CineEuropeNancy Tartaglione — June 21, 2023
  94. 94Dune 2’s First 10 Minutes Restores a Classic Scene From The Book — With a TwistRyan Britt — December 5, 2023
  95. 95Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' Heads Back to Cinemas in February; 'Dune: Part Two' to Be Teased on Latest ReissueAnthony D'Alessandro — January 25, 2024
  96. 96Cool Stuff: McFarlane Toys Dune 2 Action Figures Unleash Desert PowerJeremy Mathai — September 25, 2023
  97. 97'Dune: Part Two' TikTok Marketing Helps Power Box Office SuccessMichaela Fry — April 1, 2024
  98. 98Gundam SEED FREEDOM Film Shares Stunning Collab Visual with Dune: Part TwoMikikazu Komatsu — Crunchyroll — March 14, 2024
  99. 99'Dune: Part 2' is going viral for its sandworm replica popcorn bucket that some joke is NSFWAngela Yang — NBC News — January 28, 2024
  100. 100Can we say something about the 'Dune 2' popcorn bucket without everyone getting mad?Emma Keates — January 26, 2024
  101. 101Why is the Dune 2 popcorn bucket going viral?Sarah Bregel — BBC — March 5, 2024
  102. 102AMC Theatres' top brass has misgivings about the Dune popcorn bucketWes Davis — April 10, 2024
  103. 103'SNL': Marcello Hernandez, Ayo Edebiri & More Lose Virginity to 'Dune' Popcorn Bucket in Musical SketchMatt Grboar — February 3, 2024
  104. 104NewsThe 'Dune' Popcorn Bucket and the Golden Age of Movie MerchEsther Zuckerman — March 3, 2024
  105. 105AMC Theatres and Other Cinema Owners Weigh in on Ticket Prices, Post-Strike Box Office and the 'Dune' Popcorn BucketRebecca Rubin — April 8, 2024
  106. 106NewsAMC exec has regrets about that 'Dune: Part 2' popcorn bucketGeoff Weiss — April 10, 2024
  107. 107Dune: Part Two Greenlit, Set for 2023 Theatrical Release by Warner Bros. and LegendaryJeremy Fuster — October 26, 2021
  108. 108Dune: Part Two Moves To Pre-Thanksgiving 2023, Godzilla-Kong Event Sequel DatedAnthony D'Alessandro — June 30, 2022
  109. 109'Dune: Part Two' Going Earlier In November 2023Anthony D'Alessandro — October 11, 2022
  110. 110News'Dune: Part Two' Moves To 2024, Latest Big Pic To Shift During Strike; 'Aquaman 2', 'Wonka' & 'Color Purple' Stick To 2023Anthony D'Alessandro — August 24, 2023
  111. 111'Dune: Part Two' Release Date Moves Up Two Weeks to Kick Off March 2024Zack Sharf — November 17, 2023
  112. 112'Dune: Part Two' Moves Up Two Weeks, Secures IMAX 70mm ScreensMotion Picture Association — November 20, 2023
  113. 113"Dune: Part Two"Michael Coate — January 24, 2024
  114. 114'Dune: Part Two' Gets Digital, Blu-ray Release DatesAnna Tingley — April 9, 2024
  115. 115‘Dune 2′ Sets Digital, Blu-ray Release DateDrew Taylor — April 9, 2024
  116. 116'Wonka,' 'Dune 2,' 'Oppenheimer' Drive U.K. Home Entertainment to Record $6.4 Billion YearNaman Ramachandran — January 27, 2025
  117. 117'Dune: Part Two' Sets Max Release DateSelena Kuznikov — May 14, 2024
  118. 118Imax Touts 2025 Slate: Biggest-Ever Filmed With Its Cameras Includes 'M:I 8', 'Superman: Legacy' & 'Tron: Ares'May 16, 2014
  119. 119Box Office: 'Dune: Part Two' Makes Major Gains With Younger AdultsPamela McClintock — March 5, 2024
  120. 120'Godzilla X Kong' Roars Past $436M WW; 'Kung Fu Panda 4' Tops $450M; Latest 'Detective Conan' Huge In Japan – International Box OfficeNancy Tartaglione — April 15, 2024
  121. 121'Dune: Part Two' Will Dust Off The Box Office With $170M Global Debut – PreviewAnthony D'Alessandro et al. — February 27, 2024
  122. 123‘Dune: Part Two’ Mines More Moola: Domestic Opening Weekend At $82.5M – Box OfficeAnthony D'Alessandro — March 4, 2024
  123. 125'Kung Fu Panda 4' KO-ing $52M, 2nd-Biggest Franchise Debut – Friday Box OfficeAnthony D'Alessandro — March 9, 2024
  124. 126'Kung Fu Panda 4' Second Weekend At $31M+ Expected To Karate Chop Sandworm — Saturday AM UpdateAnthony D'Alessandro — March 17, 2024
  125. 127' Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' Propels Franchise Past $1B As Sequel Opens To $45M+ – Sunday AM UpdateAnthony D'Alessandro — March 24, 2024
  126. 128‘Dune: Part Two’ Getting Extended Imax Run This MonthAnthony D'Alessandro — April 8, 2024
  127. 129‘Dune 2’ Nears $700 Million at Global Box OfficeRebecca Rubin — April 21, 2024
  128. 130Dune: Part Two - Domestic Release
  129. 131Dune: Part Two Worldwide Opening Spicier At $182.5M With Actuals – International Box Office UpdateNancy Tartaglione — March 4, 2024
  130. 132'Dune: Part Two' Rises To $367.5M Global; 'Kung Fu Panda 4' Kicks Off With $80.5M WW As Early Overseas Play Begins – International Box OfficeNancy Tartaglione — March 10, 2024
  131. 133'Dune: Part Two' Nears $500M Global, Dusting 2021 Movie; 'Kung Fu Panda 4' Punches In At $177M As Rollout Expands – International Box OfficeNancy Tartaglione
  132. 134'Kung Fu Panda 4' Nears $300M Global; 'Dune 2' Closing In On $600M; 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' Traps $16M+ In Phase 1 Overseas Bow – International Box OfficeNancy Tartaglione — March 25, 2024
  133. 135‘Godzilla X Kong’ Rises To $361M WW, ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Tops $400M & ‘Dune: Part Two’ Passes $660M; ‘Boy And The Heron’ Soars In China – International Box OfficeNancy Tartaglione — April 7, 2024
  134. 136Dune: Part Two 'like no other blockbuster', say impressed criticsYasmin Rufo — BBC — February 22, 2024
  135. 137Dune 2 Box Office Preview: Why the Sequel Is Poised to Be a HitJeremy Fuster — February 28, 2024
  136. 138AFI Awards 2024American Film Institute
  137. 139‘Dune: Part Two’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Grows Up — and So Do the Sandworms — in Denis Villeneuve’s Epic Follow-UpPeter Debruge — February 21, 2024
  138. 140‘Dune: Part Two’ Review: Denis Villeneuve’s Sci-Fi Epic Is Staggering to Look at but Agonizing to WatchDavid Ehrlich — February 21, 2024
  139. 141‘Dune: Part Two’ review: sandworm-sized sequel should blow a hole in the box officeMatthew Turner — February 28, 2024
  140. 142Dune: Part Two Completes a Nearly Flawless Adaptation of a Sci-Fi ClassicMichael Burgin — February 28, 2024
  141. 143Dune: Part Two review – second half of hallucinatory sci-fi epic is staggering spectaclePeter Bradshaw — February 21, 2024
  142. 144Dune: Part TwoPhil de Semlyen — February 21, 2024
  143. 145Dune: Part Two Is Zendaya’s MovieAlison Willmore — May 21, 2024
  144. 146'Dune: Part Two' Review: Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in Denis Villeneuve's Gorgeous but Limited SequelLovia Gyarkye — February 21, 2024
  145. 147‘Dune: Part Two’ Review: Denis Villeneuve’s Sequel Is a Triumph of Minimalist MaximalismJake Cole — February 21, 2024
  146. 148NewsDune: Part Two, a wondrous mix of beautiful images and totally nutty plotRichard Roeper — February 28, 2024
  147. 149‘Dune: Part Two’ is 166 minutes of brilliant casting and sandAnn Hornaday — February 26, 2024
  148. 150A Colossal Blockbuster That Justifies Its ScaleDavid Sims — February 28, 2024
  149. 151Dune: Part TwoBrian Tallerico — RogerEbert.com — March 1, 2024
  150. 152Dune 2 is every bit as great as the first movie promised it would beAusten Goslin — February 21, 2024
  151. 153Dune: Part Two ReviewBen Travis — February 21, 2024
  152. 154‘Dune: Part Two’ review: Sand-filled vision of Arrakis continues to work on a massive scaleMichael Phillips — February 21, 2024
  153. 155Dune: Part Two review: Denis Villeneuve's science-fiction sequel is jaw-droppingly weirdNicholas Barber — BBC — February 21, 2024
  154. 156Dune: Part TwoRichard Whittaker — March 1, 2024
  155. 157Dune: Part Two – a rousing and stylish hard sci-fi sequelDavid Jenkins — February 21, 2024
  156. 158Dune: Part Two review: Visually ravishing storytelling from Denis VilleneuveMurtada Elfadl — February 21, 2024
  157. 159‘Dune: Part Two’ stirs its sands darkly, deepening a sci-fi masterpiece in our midstJoshua Rothkopf — February 21, 2024
  158. 160‘Dune: Part Two’ Review: Bigger, Wormier and Way Far OutManohla Dargis — February 29, 2024
  159. 161‘Dune: Part Two’: When sand gets in your eyesSoren Andersen — February 21, 2024
  160. 162‘Dune: Part Two’: When sand gets in your eyesOdie Henderson — February 29, 2024
  161. 163‘Dune: Part 2’ Review: Denis Villeneuve’s Thrilling Sequel Is Even Better Than the First FilmKristen Lopez — February 21, 2024
  162. 164'Dune: Part Two' is Phenomenal, Right Up There With the Greatest Sci-fi Films of All TimeMike Ryan — February 21, 2024
  163. 165‘Dune: Part Two’ is Bigger, Bolder — and Yes, Even Better — Than Part OneDavid Fear — February 21, 2024
  164. 166Dune: Part Two Is Bigger and BetterRichard Lawson — February 21, 2024
  165. 167Movie Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’ sustains the dystopian dream of ‘Part One’Jake Coyle — Associated Press — February 21, 2024
  166. 168‘Dune: Part Two’ review: Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya are back in smart but dull sci-fiMick LaSalle — February 26, 2024
  167. 169Opinion: 'Dune: Part Two' falls into a familiar – and telling – trapNoah Berlatsky — CNN — February 26, 2024
  168. 170From "Shogun" to "Dune", Hollywood is now discrediting the white saviorKelly Pau — April 4, 2024
  169. 171‘Dune 2’ Criticized for Lack of Middle Eastern and North African Inclusion and Influences: ‘A Missed Opportunity’Sharareh Drury — March 26, 2024
  170. 172Why Dune: Part Two fails to address Dune's biggest issueAyan Artan — March 3, 2024
  171. 173Dune: Part TwoRotten Tomatoes
  172. 174Dune: Part TwoMetacritic
  173. 175NewsOscar Nominations 2025: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Leads With 13 Nods, ‘Wicked’ and ‘The Brutalist’ Follow With 10Jordan Moreau et al. — January 23, 2025
  174. 176NewsDespite acclaim, 'Dune: Part Two' falls short of 'Part One' in Oscar nominationsJosh Rottenberg — January 23, 2025
  175. 177NewsThe Academy Is Taking Dune: Part Two for GrantedNadira Goffe — January 23, 2025
  176. 178Oscar Nominations Snubs and Surprises: ‘Challengers’ Shut Out, Selena Gomez and Denzel Washington Miss and ‘Nosferatu’ OverperformsHilary Lewis — January 23, 2025
  177. 179NewsJosh Brolin Says Oscars Rejecting Denis Villeneuve Again for Best Director ‘Makes No Sense’: ‘Dune 2’ Is ‘Even Better Than the First’ and ‘You Deserve It’Zack Sharf — January 23, 2025
  178. 180Hans Zimmer On Academy Disqualification For ‘Dune: Part Two’ Score: “A Stupid Rule”Natalie Oganesyan — March 9, 2025
  179. 181'Anora' Takes Best Picture Oscar as Sean Baker Wins Four to Tie Record; Lead Acting Prizes to Mikey Madison & Adrien Brody: Full ListErik Pedersen — March 2, 2025
  180. 182'Dune: Part Two', 'Fallout' Lead Saturn Awards NominationsPatrick Hipes — December 5, 2024
  181. 183'Dune: Part Two', 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' & 'Alien: Romulus' Lead Saturn AwardsErik Pedersen — February 3, 2025
  182. 1842024 WinnersInternational Press Academy
  183. 185'Wicked', 'Emilia Pérez', and 'The Substance' Lead Critics Choice Awards, but 'Anora' Nabs Best Picture: Full Winners ListMichaela Zee — February 7, 2025
  184. 186BAFTA Awards: 'Conclave' Scores Best Film as 'The Brutalist' Ties with Four Wins and Mikey Madison Surprises in Leading ActressAlex Ritman et al. — February 16, 2025
  185. 187Grammy Awards: Beyoncé Wins Her First Album of the Year Prize; Kendrick Lamar Takes Song & Record of the Year; Chappell Roan Best New Artist – Full ListPatrick Hipes et al. — February 2, 2025
  186. 188Denis Villeneuve Opens Up About 'Dune' Trilogy Plans as Film Makes its Venice PremiereTara Bennett — September 3, 2021
  187. 189‘Dune: Part Three’ Plot Reveal: Denis Villeneuve, Zendaya, Anya Taylor-Joy, Robert Pattinson & Javier Bardem Talk Babies, Timeline & ResurrectionAntonio Blyth — March 17, 2026
  188. 190MagazineDenis Villeneuve on How Dune Survived the Upheaval of HollywoodDenis Villeneuve — March 10, 2022
  189. 192Denis Villeneuve Says Dune 3 Script Is 'Almost Finished,' but 'For My Mental Sanity I Might Do Something' Else in BetweenZack Sharf — December 8, 2023
  190. 194Marvel Pushes 'Avengers: Doomsday,' 'Secret Wars' to Winter 2026, 2027Umberto Gonzalez — May 22, 2025
  191. 195Dune 3 Has a Big Challenge: The Next Book Isn't That GreatJames Hibberd — March 8, 2024
  192. 196Denis Villeneuve Wants to Make One More Dune Movie—but Don't Call It a TrilogyRebecca Ford — September 10, 2024
  193. 197BookThe Art and Soul of Dune: Part TwoTanya Lapointe et al. — Insight Editions — 2024

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