Their ensemble value notwithstanding, they may only be of value if the heroes and villains of Dune are remotely household names. That huge cast, and it is impressive, is not made up of by-themselves box office draws. Even Tom Cruise couldn’t make The Mummy into a smash since he was just playing “some guy” who had to stop the title villain.
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Merely having movie stars like George Clooney and Channing Tatum aren’t enough if audiences don’t know or care about who they are playing. The mere notion of a big-budget fantasy spectacular is no longer enough to lure audiences into theaters, as we’ve seen with Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Tomorrowland, Jupiter Ascending and (barring a miracle) this week’s Alita: Battle Angel. This isn’t to say that Dune is automatically doomed, although the odds are not in its favor. That would be around $81m adjusted for inflation, although the budget would be around $105m in 2019. David Lynch’s Dune earned poor reviews and grossed just $31m domestic on a $40m budget back in 1984. Yes, come what may, a major studio is again giving Villeneuve potentially gobs of money to make a big-budget sci-fi spectacle based on a cult sci-fi property whose previous movie was a massive flop.īlade Runner 2049 was a critically acclaimed sequel to a cult flop and earned just $259 million on a (depending on who you ask) $150m-$185m budget. the World, Dredd, John Carter, Edge of Tomorrow (which earned a fine $370m worldwide but with a $175m budget) or Blade Runner 2049. Think Kick-Ass (which did an okay $98 million worldwide), Scott Pilgrim Vs. But will general audiences care? There is a long history of movies that were much buzzed-about online only to play to comparatively empty theaters. It’s likely that the man who directed Prisoners, Enemy, Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 will deliver a knockout fantasy actioner. Dune is a groundbreaking novel, one that inspired much of the sci-fi that came after (including Star Wars).