Dune Part 2: OTT Release date, Box office Collection and Review

Dune: Part Two is a 2024 American epic science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve, continuing the adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel “Dune.” The film follows Paul Atreides as he seeks revenge against those who destroyed his family.

Plot

After House Atreides is destroyed by House Harkonnen, Princess Irulan, daughter of Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, documents her father’s betrayal in her journal. On Arrakis, Stilgar’s Fremen troops escort Paul Atreides and his pregnant mother, Lady Jessica, to Sietch Tabr. While some Fremen suspect them of being spies, others see them as the prophesied saviors who will bring prosperity to Arrakis.

The Fremen accept Paul, but Stilgar informs Jessica that she must succeed Sietch Tabr’s dying Reverend Mother by consuming the Water of Life, a drug lethal to males and untrained women. Using her Bene Gesserit training, Jessica transmutes the liquid and survives, inheriting the memories of all previous Reverend Mothers. This process prematurely awakens her unborn daughter, Alia, allowing them to communicate. They decide to convince the skeptical northern Fremen of the prophecy’s truth. Chani and Shishakli suspect the prophecy was fabricated, but Chani begins to respect Paul when he declares his intention to fight alongside the Fremen, not to rule them.

Paul and Chani fall in love as Paul integrates into Fremen’s culture, learning their language, becoming a Fedaykin fighter, riding sandworms, and raiding Harkonnen spice operations. Paul adopts the Fremen names “Usul” and “Muad’Dib”. In response to ongoing spice raids, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen replaces Rabban with his cunning and psychopathic nephew, Feyd-Rautha, as Arrakis’s ruler. Lady Margot Fenring, a Bene Gesserit, is tasked with evaluating Feyd-Rautha as a potential Kwisatz Haderach and securing his genetic lineage.

Review

According to Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 434 critic reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.3 out of 10.

Box Office

The Box office earnings of Dune: Part Two reached $282.1 million in the United States and Canada, along with $429.7 million internationally, making a worldwide total of $712 million.

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