Up until this week, the five best openers during the WB/HBO Max experiment have all suffered drops of differing degrees: Godzilla vs. And though they did dive, it was not as hefty a fall as it could have been. They may have wanted to get ahead of any further speculation that it was not going to happen if the numbers took a serious dive. and Legendary when they went ahead and announced on Tuesday that Dune: Part Two was indeed a go, slotting it for October 2023. It was certainly on the minds of Warner Bros. How far Dune: Part One might fall is the question everyone has been pondering all week. King of the Crop: Dune Holds on to Top Spot in the Wake of Sequel News This weekend ultimately was going to be about the holds of the big four titles of prior weeks and whether they could still hit the milestones they were on course to reach.
A pair of indie diversions tried to take advantage of the Halloween weekend, but even combined could not outdo the third weekend of the Michael Myers sequel, which is just as easily available at home for anyone who wants the Peacock. After a pretty incredible October with four straight weeks of $40+ million openers, the box office hit a calm before the hopeful storm that is the holiday movie season - or, at least, next week’s Eternals launch.
