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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OB1" data-source="post: 8701990" data-attributes="member: 6796241">I was thinking quite the opposite.  If they hit an $85M opening and $435M worldwide total on the first film in what is a new franchise, I have no doubt a sequel will be announced quickly.  Dune for example, had 9M trailer views in 24 hours, opened at $40M and grossed $400M worldwide on a $165M budget and is now in production on part 2.That said, an opening of over $100M and a $600M+ worldwide total would be viewed as breaking out of the core audience and setting up a long running franchise.  Getting there will largely depend on how audiences respond to the final film.</blockquote>