The first installment has already been released in some countries and although it is raising a lot of money it is still not clear if they will make DUNE 2, but thanks to China it could change everything.
Denis Villeneuve has created a science fiction epic that is fascinating all those who go to the movies to see it. In fact, they have already raised 37 million internationally, since in the United States it will arrive on October 22 and will share the premiere with HBO Max, so your collection will likely be lower than expected. This puts at risk the possibility of doing DUNE 2 and that would cause them to leave the story halfway. So for now only China has the key to the sequel.
Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures They have confirmed that the film will arrive on October 22 also in China and the film studio is taking the matter very seriously as they want it to be a big box office success, so they will promote the film a lot in the most important cities. Since it must be remembered that it is a potential market of more than 1,400 million people, they also have behind Wanda Group a huge conglomerate that will be in charge of distribution. So if they are correct with the forecasts, they could raise about 400 million worldwide, which would be the figure that would ensure the filming of DUNE 2. Since the first delivery has cost about 165 million dollars.
While Marvel studios is playing in China, since they have not come to release Black widow neither Shang-Chi the legend of the ten rings and for now it is not known what they will do with The Eternals.
Will the film be liked in the Asian giant?
In China, cinema is a very popular pastime and more and more theaters are being built throughout the provinces. For now, the films that are shot in that country are the most popular, since Ba bai (The 800s) It raised more than 460 million in 2020, while in the rest of the world it only made just over 1 million.
The problem of DUNE is that it may be too slow for audiences in China more used to fast-paced action, although they love science fiction. So for now it is anyone’s guess what results you will get. But what is clear is that Denis Villeneuve is fully prepared to roll DUNE 2 and let’s hope they don’t leave us halfway.
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