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The highly anticipated sequel to Frank Herbert’s epic sci-fi novel, “Dune: Part Two” grossed at least $11 million in previews on Thursday, more than doubling its predecessor and putting it on pace with last summer’s double-barrelled blockbusters “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.
By comparison, the first “Dune” grossed just over $41 million domestically in its opening weekend, and has since gone on to take in nearly $434 million worldwide, according toto rack up a whopping $170 million worldwide in its opening weekend, including $80 million in the U.S. and Canada. If that projection holds up, the sci-fi sequel would be the first to cross the $50 million threshold in its opening weekend since October’s teen horror, “Five Nights at Freddy’s.
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