'Dune: Part Two' Brings Spice Power to Box Office With $81.5 Million North American Debut

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Timothee Chalamet in a scene from "Dune: Part Two." (Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

Movie theaters were looking for a savior and "Dune: Part Two" is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big screen spectacle and the star power of Timothee Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve's science fiction epic stormed the North American box office this weekend earning $81.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.