Weekend Box Office Reportedly Bombs As ‘Dune: Part Two’ Delay Leaves Theaters Without Big Release Amid Actors’ Strike

Forbes ^ | 11-4-23 | Antonio Pequeno

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Movie ticket sales dropped to $58.3 million this weekend, according to Deadline, as “Five Nights At Freddy’s,” “​​Taylor Swift: Eras Tour” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” — which all debuted last month — struggled to keep sales afloat in what would have been the release weekend for the Zendaya andTimothee Chalamet-led “Dune: Part Two,” which was delayed to 2024 amid the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.

The $58.3 million sales is the third lowest of 2023’s weekend box office numbers, Deadline reported, noting Denis Villenueve’s “Dune: Part Two” could have supplied the box office with at least $50 million had it not been delayed to March 2024.

Horror flick and video game adaptation “Five Nights at Freddy’s” led the weekend’s movies with $5.4 million on Friday, and $17.8 million for the weekend, breaking past $100 million in total sales while simultaneously streaming on Peacock.

“Taylor Swift: Eras Tour” ranked behind “Five Nights at Freddy’s” with $3.6 million Friday and $11.9 million on the weekend, according to Deadline.

Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which has received praise from critics and mixed reviews from audiences, brought in $1.9 million on Friday and now has a total of $51.7 million in total ticket sales — a far cry from its $200 million budget.

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I watched The Irishman at home in pieces. I liked it. Maybe this movie would be better in that format, but the movie is such a downer.

You know that a movie stinks, when the director is hyping the film up beyond belief before it comes out.

I love Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and can watch it over and over again.

This movie is out of sight out of mind.

I might read the book, or watch a doc on the subject, but this movie stunk at every level.

First off was De Caps character. I thought he was a good guy. He turns out to be a bad guy when you don’t expect him to be a bad guy.

Endless scenes of giving the wife her insulin shots. Endless shots of the doctors.

All this should have been edited out.

What’s the matter with these people?

A Director’s Cut of this movie should be 90 minutes long.