Denis Villeneuve's Dune is returning to IMAX on December 3 for a limited time as the film approaches $100 million at the domestic box office.
As reported by Deadline, Dune is currently sitting at $98.1 million at the domestic box office and will undoubtedly cross the $100 million mark this weekend without help from IMAX, but this will give viewers another chance to see the adaptation of Frank Herbert's work now that it is no longer on HBO Max.
As it stands, Dune's IMAX box office to date has nearly reached $50 million, which accounts for 13% of the global box office's ticket sales and 20% of the domestic box office's sales. Dune was specially shot and formatted for IMAX and gives moviegoers "26% more picture for the film." In select theaters, that number can jump to 40% with the IMAX-exclusive 1.42 aspect ratio.
Despite being released in theaters and on HBO Max on October 21, it placed fifth at the domestic box office with $3 million in ticket sales just last week.
In our Dune review, we said that it "is a gorgeous but imperfect epic, a technical wonder that spends too much time setting up a third act that never comes."
For more, check out the announcement of Dune Part Two, how the film avoided using green screens, and our explainer of its ending.
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As reported by Deadline, Dune is currently sitting at $98.1 million at the domestic box office and will undoubtedly cross the $100 million mark this weekend without help from IMAX, but this will give viewers another chance to see the adaptation of Frank Herbert's work now that it is no longer on HBO Max.
As it stands, Dune's IMAX box office to date has nearly reached $50 million, which accounts for 13% of the global box office's ticket sales and 20% of the domestic box office's sales. Dune was specially shot and formatted for IMAX and gives moviegoers "26% more picture for the film." In select theaters, that number can jump to 40% with the IMAX-exclusive 1.42 aspect ratio.
Despite being released in theaters and on HBO Max on October 21, it placed fifth at the domestic box office with $3 million in ticket sales just last week.
In our Dune review, we said that it "is a gorgeous but imperfect epic, a technical wonder that spends too much time setting up a third act that never comes."
For more, check out the announcement of Dune Part Two, how the film avoided using green screens, and our explainer of its ending.
Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to [email protected].
Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
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