A pair of Warner Bros. releases have achieved some important box office milestones.
“Dune: Part Two,” the acclaimed adaptation of Frank Herbert’s monumental sci-fi novel, has passed $700 million worldwide, while “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” the latest installment in the long-running monster franchise,eclipsed $500 million at the global box office.Both films were produced in partnership with Legendary Entertainment.
“We congratulate our partners at Legendary, [‘Dune’ director] Denis Villeneuve, [‘Godzilla x Kong’ director] Adam Wingard, and their casts and crews for bringing these amazing projects to life and to audiences around the world,” Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca, co-chairs and CEOs of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, said in a statement. “We are also very proud of the work our global marketing and distribution teams have undertaken on behalf of‘Dune: Part Two’and‘Godzilla x Kong’– these box office milestones are a testament to their tremendous efforts.”
As of Friday, “Dune: Part Two”has grossed$700.6 millionworldwide — overseas markets contributed $422.3 million to the gross, with $278.3 million coming fromdomestic ticket sales. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” grossed more than$324.2 millioninternationally and$176.2 million domestically, leading to a combined global tally of$504 million.
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Warner Bros.’ movies have grossed$1.7 billionworldwide this year, which has made it the leading studio in terms of market share. The studio released “Barbie,” the most successful movie of 2023, and will debut a sequel to “Beetlejuice” and the two-part Kevin Costner epic “Horizon” later this year. Next month brings the release of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” George Miller’s hotly anticipated follow-up to 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road.”
