Denis Villeneuve’s new sci-fi epic Dune debuted with $40.1 million in ticket sales in its opening weekend in North America, despite it also being available to stream online.
The film, which stars Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya, was released simultaneously in cinemas and on HBO Max, raising questions about how it would fare at the box office.
Goldstein estimated the film would have debuted with approximately 20% more at the box office had it not also been streaming simultaneously.
Coming into the weekend, Dune, which first premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September, had already grossed $130m internationally.