Part 2 sweeps its premiere at the US box office

toThe real success he achievedSand Dunes: Part Two“On its first day in theaters in the United States. According to figures published by Variety magazine, the film Denis Villeneuve I managed to raise neither more nor less 12 million dollarsbeing the best first day for the first show Since last year, when the films “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” were huge hits.

Initially, it was expected that the group about 10 million dollars, But it seems that it was possible to exceed this number without problems. Jumped by the duo of its heroes, Zendaya and Timothée ChalametThe film promises reap Many successes It is already threatening to break many records.

The truth is that expectations were at an all-time high after this premiere, so it wouldn't be a surprise if it eventually happened What I already expected from the beginning: one of the highest-grossing films of 2024. We are only in the first months of the year.

In the wake of Barbie and Oppenheimer.

After such a great first day, it's no surprise that they actually did Comparisons with other recent films. The first two are obvious, because both “Oppenheimer' how 'BarbieIt broke records on its opening day.

a job Christopher Nolan grossed 10 and a half million on his debutThis is based on the data published in the aforementioned broker. In this way, the sequel to “Dune” was made. These numbers improved, although they were a far cry from those of “Barbie”.which she raised in her first broadcast More than $22 million. On the other hand, this sequel has surpassed the first day's collection of the original work, Doubling the number recorded by the first part of the movie “Dune”, which exceeded five million.