Dune has not only won the weekend domestic box office with ticket sales of $40.1 million, but it also set a pandemic record for Warner Bros. for the biggest three-day opening since the company started its day-and-date strategy on HBO Max.

Dune's $40.1 million was enough to surpass Godzilla vs. Kong's then-pandemic record of $31 million. Even though its performance wasn't enough to surpass the openings of other films like No Time to Die, it's important to remember that the 25th James Bond film was released exclusively in theaters while Dune is available in theaters and to all HBO Max subscribers for no extra cost.

For another comparison, however, Dune was a far cry away from Black Widow's $80 million when it was released in theaters in July. Black Widow also earned another $60 million on Disney+ via those who paid an extra $29.99 USD to unlock it with Premier Access.

The big question on everybody's minds will be if this box office debut will be enough to warrant a sequel. Ann Sarnoff, WarnerMedia CEO of Studios and Network did hint to Deadline that, despite it not yet being green lit, Dune: Part 2 should be on its way.

"Will we have a sequel to Dune? If you watch the movie, you see how it ends. I think you pretty much know the answer to that,” she said.

Variety notes that Dune had a budget of $165 million, and it has already earned that back when taking its international total into account. This weekend, Dune added another $47.4 million to its international tally which is now sitting at $180.6 million. Its global total now stands at $220.7 million.

Halloween Kills placed second with ticket sales of $14 million, which is a 71% drop from its opening last weekend with ticket sales of $50.4 million. Halloween Kills' total domestic run has surpassed $73 million and it has easily earned back its $20 million budget.

No Time to Die placed third with $11.8 million, bringing its domestic total to $120 million, and Venom: Let There Be Carnage won fourth place with $9.1 million, bringing its total to $181 million. Dinsey's Ron's Gone Wrong opened to ticket sales of $7.3 million and a fifth-place spot.

For more, check out our Dune review, our explainer of the ending, and our look at what to expect with the uncertain sequel,

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Sources have revealed that Ryan Gosling is in final negotiations to play Ken in Barbie, the upcoming film that is based on the iconic doll line from Mattel and stars Margot Robbie in the titular role.

As reported by Deadline, Gosling had initially passed on the role, but "insiders add that as pre-production dragged out and the studio remained persistent with him being their only choice, an opening in his schedule appeared, allowing him to sign on."

Deadline also notes that this casting was one of the final pieces in the puzzle and that "the hope would be to shoot at the top of 2022."

Barbie will be directed by Lady Bird and Little Women director Greta Gerwig, and she will also be co-writing the script alongside Marriage Story's Noah Baumbach.

Robbie was the one who casually revealed that Gerwig would be directing the film while also mentioning that a project like this comes "with a lot of baggage."

"Right, it comes with a lot of baggage! And a lot of nostalgic connections," Robbie told Variety. "But with that comes a lot of exciting ways to attack it. People generally hear ‘Barbie’ and think, ‘I know what that movie is going to be,’ and then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they’re like, ’Oh, well, maybe I don’t…’”

Barbie has a planned 2023 theatrical release and Robbie will be producing the film with her LuckyChap Entertainment production banner. This film, which is now under WB's umbrella, was once set to be released by Sony and had both Amy Schumer and Anne Hathaway attached to star at various points in its development.

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Sources have revealed that Ryan Gosling is in final negotiations to play Ken in Barbie, the upcoming film that is based on the iconic doll line from Mattel and stars Margot Robbie in the titular role.

As reported by Deadline, Gosling had initially passed on the role, but "insiders add that as pre-production dragged out and the studio remained persistent with him being their only choice, an opening in his schedule appeared, allowing him to sign on."

Deadline also notes that this casting was one of the final pieces in the puzzle and that "the hope would be to shoot at the top of 2022."

Barbie will be directed by Lady Bird and Little Women director Greta Gerwig, and she will also be co-writing the script alongside Marriage Story's Noah Baumbach.

Robbie was the one who casually revealed that Gerwig would be directing the film while also mentioning that a project like this comes "with a lot of baggage."

"Right, it comes with a lot of baggage! And a lot of nostalgic connections," Robbie told Variety. "But with that comes a lot of exciting ways to attack it. People generally hear ‘Barbie’ and think, ‘I know what that movie is going to be,’ and then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they’re like, ’Oh, well, maybe I don’t…’”

Barbie has a planned 2023 theatrical release and Robbie will be producing the film with her LuckyChap Entertainment production banner. This film, which is now under WB's umbrella, was once set to be released by Sony and had both Amy Schumer and Anne Hathaway attached to star at various points in its development.

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Meadow Walker, the daughter of the late Paul Walker from the Fast & Furious franchise, revealed that her father's co-star and friend Vin Diesel walked her down the aisle during her wedding to Louis Thornton-Allan.

Walker shared the news and beautiful images of her wedding on Instagram, showing both her walking down the aisle with Diesel and her walking away from the altar with Thornton-Allan after they were officially married.

Meadow, who is a model, spoke to Vogue about her marriage to Thornton-Allan, and discussed how they were seperated during quarantine during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, they were quickly brought back together.

“It was the longest we had spent apart since being together, and I missed him so much,” she remembers. “He flew to London to surprise me, and we quarantined together. After spending more time with his family in England, he couldn’t wait for the ring we had been thinking of designing and proposed with a ring I had been given on set that day. It was so sentimental and sweet. I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.”

They chose to get married in the Dominican Republic alongside "an intimate group of family and friends." The pandemic definitely changed their plans and caused many to miss the ceremony, but they made the best of it.

Paul Walker passed away at the age of 40 after a car accident that also took the life of his friend Roger Rodas. His final film appearance was in Furious 7 as Brian O'Conner, a character he had been playing since 2001's The Fast and the Furious.

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Meadow Walker, the daughter of the late Paul Walker from the Fast & Furious franchise, revealed that her father's co-star and friend Vin Diesel walked her down the aisle during her wedding to Louis Thornton-Allan.

Walker shared the news and beautiful images of her wedding on Instagram, showing both her walking down the aisle with Diesel and her walking away from the altar with Thornton-Allan after they were officially married.

Meadow, who is a model, spoke to Vogue about her marriage to Thornton-Allan, and discussed how they were seperated during quarantine during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, they were quickly brought back together.

“It was the longest we had spent apart since being together, and I missed him so much,” she remembers. “He flew to London to surprise me, and we quarantined together. After spending more time with his family in England, he couldn’t wait for the ring we had been thinking of designing and proposed with a ring I had been given on set that day. It was so sentimental and sweet. I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.”

They chose to get married in the Dominican Republic alongside "an intimate group of family and friends." The pandemic definitely changed their plans and caused many to miss the ceremony, but they made the best of it.

Paul Walker passed away at the age of 40 after a car accident that also took the life of his friend Roger Rodas. His final film appearance was in Furious 7 as Brian O'Conner, a character he had been playing since 2001's The Fast and the Furious.

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Fortnite's spooky month of crossovers continues with a new collaboration with Capcom and Resident Evil. Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine are the latest horror icons to drop on the Island and face The Sidways' Cube Monsters.

The S.T.A.R.S. Team Set includes Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine with their S.T.A.R.S. uniform. Chris also comes with his Hound Wolf Squad outfit from Resident Evil Village as an alt, and Jill will be able to don her look from Resident Evil 3 Remake.

In addition to the character skins, the set includes the Green Herb Back Bling (with Red Herb and Blue Herb alt styles), a typewriter Saving Keystrokes Back Bling, the Hod Dogger Pickaxe, and Stun Rod Pickaxe. There is also the Brolly Stroll Emote complete with an umbrella.

The Chris, Jill, Herb Back Bling, and Typewriter Back Bling will be available in a bundle with the option to purchase the two Pickaxes and emote in the S.T.A.R.S. Team Gear Bundle.

As October continues, Epic Games has been adding horror-themed collaborations to Fortnite. The month kicked off with a collaboration featuring classic monsters from Universal Pictures' horror library. Fortnite also added Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Fortnite's spooky month of crossovers continues with a new collaboration with Capcom and Resident Evil. Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine are the latest horror icons to drop on the Island and face The Sidways' Cube Monsters.

The S.T.A.R.S. Team Set includes Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine with their S.T.A.R.S. uniform. Chris also comes with his Hound Wolf Squad outfit from Resident Evil Village as an alt, and Jill will be able to don her look from Resident Evil 3 Remake.

In addition to the character skins, the set includes the Green Herb Back Bling (with Red Herb and Blue Herb alt styles), a typewriter Saving Keystrokes Back Bling, the Hod Dogger Pickaxe, and Stun Rod Pickaxe. There is also the Brolly Stroll Emote complete with an umbrella.

The Chris, Jill, Herb Back Bling, and Typewriter Back Bling will be available in a bundle with the option to purchase the two Pickaxes and emote in the S.T.A.R.S. Team Gear Bundle.

As October continues, Epic Games has been adding horror-themed collaborations to Fortnite. The month kicked off with a collaboration featuring classic monsters from Universal Pictures' horror library. Fortnite also added Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Hasbro is bringing back the Skystriker XP-14F fighter jet, and its asking for fans to help by way of its own HasLab crowdfunding platform.

Unlike some of the retro lines Hasbro offers, the Skystriker is not a 1:1 reproduction using the original dies and molds, but instead will offer "the most precise detail and design" to update it for modern collectors. Take a look at the gallery of images below to see what features a successfully funded Skystriker jet will offer.

Hasbro has three different funding tiers set up, each offering added rewards beyond the initial funding. At 10,000 backers, Habsro will bring the Skystriker to production. Hasbro promises "sculptural integrity ... miles ahead" of previous versions. The joystick in the cockpit is moveable, for one.

The Skystriker Tier 1, requiring 13,000 backers, adds a Scarlett O-Ring figure, and 16,000 backers unlocks Rip Cord "in Night Force colors." Hitting 18,000 will add two Pit Crew figures. These figures, if reached, are in addition to the Ace and Wayne Ruthel figures included with the Skystriker.

There are tons more accessories included with the jet, which can be seen at the HasLab official website.

The Skystriker was easily one of the coolest of the classic Joe vehicles from the 1980s. Heavily inspired by the real-world F-14 Tomcat, the Skystriker's coolness factor was helped along by that other piece of 1980s pop-culture jet fighter excellence, Top Gun.

Of course, the XP-14F looks best when parked on the deck of the legendary USS Flagg, so if Hasbro is reading this, please make that the next Joe-inspired HasLab project.

Seth Macy is Executive Editor, IGN Commerce, and just wants to be your friend. You can find him hosting the Nintendo Voice Chat podcast.

Hasbro is bringing back the Skystriker XP-14F fighter jet, and its asking for fans to help by way of its own HasLab crowdfunding platform.

Unlike some of the retro lines Hasbro offers, the Skystriker is not a 1:1 reproduction using the original dies and molds, but instead will offer "the most precise detail and design" to update it for modern collectors. Take a look at the gallery of images below to see what features a successfully funded Skystriker jet will offer.

Hasbro has three different funding tiers set up, each offering added rewards beyond the initial funding. At 10,000 backers, Habsro will bring the Skystriker to production. Hasbro promises "sculptural integrity ... miles ahead" of previous versions. The joystick in the cockpit is moveable, for one.

The Skystriker Tier 1, requiring 13,000 backers, adds a Scarlett O-Ring figure, and 16,000 backers unlocks Rip Cord "in Night Force colors." Hitting 18,000 will add two Pit Crew figures. These figures, if reached, are in addition to the Ace and Wayne Ruthel figures included with the Skystriker.

There are tons more accessories included with the jet, which can be seen at the HasLab official website.

The Skystriker was easily one of the coolest of the classic Joe vehicles from the 1980s. Heavily inspired by the real-world F-14 Tomcat, the Skystriker's coolness factor was helped along by that other piece of 1980s pop-culture jet fighter excellence, Top Gun.

Of course, the XP-14F looks best when parked on the deck of the legendary USS Flagg, so if Hasbro is reading this, please make that the next Joe-inspired HasLab project.

Seth Macy is Executive Editor, IGN Commerce, and just wants to be your friend. You can find him hosting the Nintendo Voice Chat podcast.

If you're a fan of the Fallout franchise and big statement pieces, Dark Horse Direct has just the collectible for you. The company's latest video game-inspired piece is a pair of bookends based on Fallout 4's Liberty Prime Nuke Bomb.

If the thought of propping up your books with two halves of a post-apocalyptic weapon of mass destruction makes you smile, then check out the slideshow gallery below for an exclusive look at this unusual collectible:

Officially dubbed the Mark 28, these deadly warheads are one of the primary offensive weapons of the towering Liberty Prime robot. These bookends measure roughly 7" by 7" by 6.5" and are made of polyresin. This piece was sculpted
by BigShot Toyworks and painted by J.W. Productions. The set also includes a 3" enamel pin featuring a Liberty Prime design.

The Liberty Prime Nuke Bomb bookend set is limited to 1000 pieces and will be sold exclusively through Dark Horse Direct website. You can preorder the set now for $179.99, with an estimated release window of July-September 2022.

Despite originally being released in 2015, Fallout 4 has been getting a big push from Bethesda in 2021. It was among a number of Bethesda titles added to Game Pass in March, and the game also received an FPS Boost upgrade.

A Fallout TV series is also in the works at Amazon, and we have some ideas for what classic Fallout stories should be adapted.

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