The North American premiere of “Dune” exceeded expectations at the box office, and the market performance of “The French Dispatch” was eye-catching

The sci-fi movie “Dune” directed by Denis Villeneuve premiered in the United States last weekend at a box office of $40.1 million.

This box office broke the previous expectations of 30 to 35 million US dollars, and “Dune” easily won the North American box office championship.

Related Post: “Dune” releases a special edition of clothing aesthetics, the beauty of modeling from another world.

“Dune” was well received by audiences and film critics, and received a new 82% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The box office of “Dune” broke the best three-day box office record for Warner Bros. since the launch of “Godzilla vs. Kong” in April.

But given the film’s US$165 million production cost, is the performance of “Dune” enough for Warner Bros. to approve its sequel plan? Only time will tell.

Related Post: “Dune” reached a global box office of 220 million US dollars.

At the same time, Wes Anderson’s latest independent film “The French Dispatch” ushered in a good start in the professional film market.

Of all the big and small movies in 2021, “The French Dispatch” has the highest average screen box office.

“The French Dispatch” ranked ninth with a box office of $1.3 million.

“The French Dispatch” was only shown in 52 theaters, with an average revenue of US$25,000 per screen, and it was an eye-catching performance in literary films.

Currently, “The French Dispatch” has not yet been screened internationally.

Related Post: Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” releases new clips and new behind-the-scenes specials.

Ranked second is “Halloween Kills” with revenue of $14.5 million, a 70.7 percent drop from the 49.4 million in the first weekend.

So far, the R-rated horror film has a box office of 73.1 million US dollars in North America, and a global box office total of 90.9 million US dollars.

“007: No Time to Die” ranked third with $11.9 million, down 50% year-on-year.

The North American box office of “007: No Time to Die” accumulates 120 million U.S. dollars, and the global gross box office is 526 million U.S. dollars.

It is the only two Hollywood movies with a global box office of over 500 million U.S. dollars this year (the other is “Fast and Furious 9”).

“007: No Time to Die” will be released in China this Friday.

“Venom 2” ranked fourth with 9.1 million U.S. dollars, with a cumulative total of 182 million U.S. dollars in North America and 352 million U.S. dollars globally.

Ranked fifth is the newly released animated film “Ron’s Gone Wrong” last week.

The box office of “Ron’s Gone Wrong” was only $7.3 million in the first week (previously estimated at $10 million), and the global box office totaled $17.3 million.

“Ron’s Gone Wrong” received 80% of the latest ratings on the Rotten Tomatoes website.

New Movies This Week

Last Night in Soho (Released in the US on October 29)

Director: Edgar Wright
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin McKenzie, Matt Smith, etc.

A young girl (Thomasin McKenzie), passionate about fashion design.

With the ability to travel through time, she mysteriously entered the 1960s, where she met her idol, a dazzling person who wanted to become a singer (Anya Taylor-Joy).

But the London of that era was not what it showed, and time seemed to fall apart with the dark consequences.

“A Mouthful of Air” (Released in the United States on October 29)

Director: Amy Koppelman
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Britt Robertson, Finn Wittrock, etc.

The film is adapted from the novel of the same name, about the new mother played by Seyfried who is also a children’s book author.

She escaped to the bright Cleola color world she created to escape the darkness caused by postpartum depression.