The UK’s largest IMAX screen BFI IMAX, has first day presale records for the venue with sales of 33,000 advance tickets for Dune: Part Three in 24 hours. The record breaking a total gross of more than £880,000!

This follows three opening weekend screenings that had previously sold out in under an hour last April, and two previews that also sold out earlier this month. The BFI is showing the film in IMAX 70mm, the demand coming previously with Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey. Nolan’s film grossed £750,000 in first day pre-sales, selling out for months, it’s expected Villeneuve’s film will match or do better.

The top five BFI IMAX first day advance presale 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 ASH (James Cameron, 2025) – £116,000

Leading up to the release of Part Three, the BFI (From 11th December) at the BFI IMAX will be revisiting Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024).Part Two will be project from an IMAX 70mm print, with preview screenings of Dune: Part Three begin  from Tuesday 15th December.

Denis Villeneuve’s  space saga reaches its conclusion with Part Three. Set nearly two decades after the previous instalment, Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) faces the consequences of his reign 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(Zendaya), Paul is drawn into a sweeping conspiracy, with his long-lost love at the heart of its unfolding mystery. When enemies close in, Paul must confront the true cost of power and the fate of those he loves the most.

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