Breaching the winter box office doldrum like a giant sandworm, Dune: Part Two [DUNE2] blasted off with an estimated $81.50 million to start the spring blockbuster season. The sci-fi sequel increased 40% on Saturday from just Friday due to great word of mouth. An audience that was 65% male and 41% over the age of 35 gave the film an A CinemaScore.
After two weeks at the top, Bob Marley: One Love [MARLE] finished second with $7.43 million. The biopic has totaled $82.77 million.
Ordinary Angels [ORDNA] slipped just 38% from its opening weekend to $3.85 million. The faith-based drama stands at $12.56 million.
Madame Web [MDWEB] took home another $3.20 million to advance its total to $40.44 million after 3 weekends.
Demon Slayer: To the Hashira Training [DSTHT] tumbled 82% from its debut to $2.07 million, bringing its total to $15.7 million.
Drive-Away Dolls [DRVAW] dropped 58% in its second weekend to $1.00 million. The comedy has $4.32 million in 10 days.
The Chosen: Season 4 Episodes 7-8 [TCS43] debuted with $3.15 million for a running total of $3.92 million since opening on Thursday.
Land of Bad [LOBAD] earned $360K in its third weekend for a current sum of $3.60 million.
Lisa Frankenstein [LFRNK] grossed $124K to bring its total to $9.71 million after 4 weekends.
Tag(s): DUNE2, MARLE, ORDNA, MDWEB, DSTHT, DRVAW, TCS43, LOBAD, LFRNK