Warner Bros.' new sci-fi film "Dune: Part Two" has become the top-grossing movie in North America, earning an estimated $81.5 million in its opening weekend. The epic sequel to the original "Dune" has also performed well internationally, bringing in an additional $97 million. The film's success has overshadowed Paramount's "Bob Marley: One Love," which earned only $7.4 million in second place.
Bringing spice to a so-far lean movie year, Warner Bros. ' new sci-fi film " Dune: Part Two " shot to the top of the North American box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $81.5 million. Denis Villeneuve 's epic sequel to the original "Dune" saw the young year's largest opening, roughly doubling the original film's opening. Its strong opening left the box office leader of the past two weekends, Paramount 's " Bob Marley: One Love ," in the dust—or sand—as the biopic took in just $7.
4 million for second place
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