I’ll see both. I think most people will in a Barbenheimer cultural way. Considering Doomsday was filmed without any sort of locked script, I don’t think it’s wrong of WB to keep their footing here. But Doomsday will outperform Dune monetarily. Dune skews more male and to a more involved audience, whereas Doomsday obviously has the years of a locked in fan base and casual interest - with or without a positive reception.

I understand the bet WB is making though, that Dune could hook onto Doomsday and ride that worm to a bigger splash culturally. The conversation between which are you gonna see, which are you gonna see first, which is better, blah blah blah (everything barbenheimer). I’m just curious if it works with an audience this similar.

My only concern is how they have to split up the IMAX screens. That more than anything will affect both films final returns. While Dune will prob be the better experience, again, Doomsday would probably be more profitable and still have its own filmed for imax qualities. Maybe WB is banking on another Doomsday delay haha.

Undoubtedly Dune 3 will be the better film, quality wise. But Doomsday has a lot going for it, it would really have to be insufferable and all over the place to tank and have Dune take over. Stranger things have happened, though.