BFI Imax, the UK’s biggest screen, has sold 33,000 advance tickets for Dune: Part Three in 24 hours, breaking first-day pre-sale records for the venue with a total gross of over £880,000 ($988,000).
This follows three opening weekend screenings that sold out in less than an hour last April, and two previews that also sold out earlier this month. The BFI, which will screen the film in Imax 70mm saw unprecedented demand this summer for Christopher Nolan’s film The Odysseywhich was exhausted for months on screen. Dunewhich will be released in December, could be poised for similar success.
The top five BFI Imax day one early pre-sale rankings are:
1. DUNE: PART THREE (Denis Villeneuve, 2026) – £880,000
2. THE ODYSSEY (Christopher Nolan, 2026) – £750,000
3. DUNE: PART TWO (Denis Villeneuve, 2024) – £366,000
4. OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan, 2023) – £254,000
5. AVATAR: FIRE AND ASHES (James Cameron, 2025) – £116,000
The BFI screen will display Dune (2021) and Dune: part two (2024), the latter screened from a 70mm Imax print, when both return to the UK’s biggest screen from December 11. Dune: Part Three will debut at the BFI Imax in Imax 70 mm from December 15.
Set nearly two decades after the previous installment, the final chapter of Denis Villeneuve’s space saga starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya sees ‘Paul Atreides face the consequences of his rule as old allies return, terrifying new threats emerge, and betrayal lurks in every shadow. Haunted by visions of imperial collapse and the reappearance of Chani, Paul is drawn into a vast conspiracy, with his long-lost love at the heart of its unfolding mystery. When enemies close in, Paul must face the true price of power and the fate of those he loves most.
Part of the dunes: two (2024) grossed $714 million during its run. The Odyssey this year, $1.8 billion was spent, much of which came from PLF screens. By mid-August alone, the BFI Imax had sold over 100,000 tickets for the film, generating £2,683,987 gross in single-screen ticket sales and achieving a 95% occupancy rate across all showings at the time, making it the highest-grossing film of all time.
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