Dune: Part Two Doubles the First Film's Opening as Legendary Plans Further Entries
- Dune: Part Two opened with $82.5 million in North America and $182.5 million worldwide (excluding China and Japan), double the opening take of Villeneuve's first film.
- Villeneuve's 2021 Dune grossed $433 million globally after launching in theaters and on HBO Max at the same time in October 2021, and Part Two may more than double that total.
- Legendary Entertainment acquired the rights in November 2016, ending a free-agent phase that began when Paramount's option expired in March 2011 after a failed four-year attempt at a film.
- Producer Richard P. Rubinstein had held the rights since 1996 and earlier made two Emmy-winning miniseries for the Sci-Fi Channel in the early 2000s.
- The Ringer asks whether Warner Bros. and Legendary can keep the franchise going, which depends on box office and on whether Denis Villeneuve stays on for a third film.