There’s only a handful of 2024 films with a fighting chance to cross the billion dollar mark at the worldwide box-office — maybe, “Joker: Folie a Deux,” “Despicable Me 4,” “Deadpool 3” and “Dune: Part Two.”
Speaking of the latter, just a few weeks ago some very early, and overzealous, projections had ‘Dune 2’ opening at around $100 million. In 2021, “Dune” earned $41 million in its opening weekend, and that was despite a hybrid theatrical/HBO Max release.
Deadline has put those $100 million hopes back down to earth. Their inside tracking is currently for ‘Dune 2’ to open at around $65M+ domestically. They might be low-balling it a tad, I wouldn’t be surprised if it goes as high as $75-80M. However, presales are currently pacing ahead of the advance ticket sales for ”Oppenheimer,” and we all know how that one turned out.
Still no distributor for "Bucking Fastard," "Alpha Gang," "The Last Photograph," "Closing Night," and "The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd." The issue seems to be quality more than a lack of willingness to buy.