It shouldn’t be a surprise, but Dune was the top of the weekend box office with an estimated $40.1 million. The film’s debut is a mixed one with some praising the amount and others saying it fell short of expectations. The x-factor is of course how well the film also did on HBO Max where it debuted simultaneously. Internationally, the film earned $180.6 million to bring the grand worldwide total to $220.7 million after one week. The result is a headscratcher as to what it means for the film’s sequel.

Halloween Kills dipped to second place dropping a whopping 70.7%. The film eared an estimated $14.5 million to bring its domestic total to $73.1 million. Internationally, the film earned about $12.3 million over the week to bring that total to $17.8 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $90.9 million after two weeks.

No Time to Die dropped to third place adding $11.9 million to its domestic total. That now stands at $120 million. Over the week, the film grossed $57.3 million internationally to bring that total to $405.6 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $525.7 million.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage came in fourth place earning an estimated $9.1 million. Domestically, the film has grossed $181.8 million. Internationally, the film grossed $55 million over the week to lift that total to $170.6 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $352.4 million.

Rounding out the top five was Ron’s Gone Wrong which earned $7.3 million in its first weekend. The animated film also grossed $10 million to bring its worldwide total to $17.3 million.

In comic films…

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings grossed an estimated $2 million to bring its domestic total to $2221 million. The film also grossed about $400,000 at the international box office where it now stands out $196.6 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $417.6 million. The film currently stands at #7 for the year and not likely to climb much higher as #6 is held by No Time to Die.

Black Widow looks like it has ended its domestic run. Domestically, the film has grossed a little under $183.7 million. The international total has moved adding about $200,00 million over the week where it now stands at $195.9 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed $379.6 million.

Old looks like its run has completely ended. Domestically, the film has grossed $48.2 million. Internationally, the film stood at $41.9 million. Worldwide, the film has grossed a little over $90.1 million.

The Suicide Squad remained steady during the week. Domestically, the film has grossed $55.8 million. The film has also earned $111.6 million internationally. Worldwide, the film has grossed $167.4 million.

Initial numbers have 45 films earning $95,923,101 from 29,995 theaters. That’s a dip from last weekend’s 46 films which earned $108,902,605 from 27,598 theaters. It also ends the string of weekends where the box office grossed over $100 million. The average earning was $3,197.97 this past weekend, a drop from the previous weekend’s $3,946.03.