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    'Dune: Part Two' brings spice power to the box office with $81.5 million debut

    Armed with sandworms and big screen spectacle, the science fiction epic stormed the North American box office this weekend earning $81.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
    by The Associated Press Mar 04, 2024 3 minutes

    Movie theaters were looking for a savior and Dune: Part Two is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big screen spectacle and the star power of Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve 's science fiction epic stormed the North American box office this weekend earning $81.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

    Internationally, it earned $97 million, bringing its global debut to $178.5 million.

    "Denis made a really extraordinary and special film and its been really exciting to see people respond," said Mary Parent, a producer on both films and chairman of worldwide

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