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Originally posted by irreverent:
We saw it Sunday as a family. Enjoyed it, but the theater was hot as the dickens..maybe part of the movie experience?

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‘Dune: Part Two’ Premium Tickets Sold Out on Opening Weekend, Says Imax CEO

"We ran out of seats pretty much globally,” Richard Gelfond told an investors conference about the Denis Villeneuve sequel shot with Imax cameras.
Dune: Part Two sold out on Imax screens on its opening weekend, company CEO Richard Gelfond told an investors conference on Tuesday.

“We ran out of seats pretty much globally,” he told the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Technology Conference during a session that was webcast. Dune: Part Two bowed on 809 Imax screens and raked in $32.2 million in global box office, or a notable 18 percent share. The tentpole will open in China this weekend, with Japan to follow.

Like his friend Christopher Nolan with Oppenheimer, Villeneuve shot part of Dune: Part Two with Imax cameras. “So one in five people in the world decided to see Dune 2 on Imax and I think people haven’t paid enough attention,” Gelfond argued as cinema-goers opted to see the sci-fi thriller in Imax and other premium formats.

Villeneuve’s sequel that stars Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya opened to $82.5 million in North America this past weekend, double the first film and the biggest start of the year to date. It’s a major win for Legendary in broadening the audience for its Dune franchise, and is the biggest opening to date for Villeneuve and Chalamet.

After the success of Mission: Impossible 7 on Imax screens, Gelfond argued Hollywood studio execs are increasingly questioning whether their tentpoles would be shot using Imax cameras and play on its giant screens. He recalled Mission: Impossible 7 on its initial theatrical release “losing steam” when it came off Imax screens.

“I think that was like a wake up call to Hollywood and they kind of said, ‘we’d better lock in the Imax release early. Otherwise we’re going to come up short.’ So that’s been a catalyst for people to date their movies in advance,” the Imax CEO said.

As a result, Imax’s summer 2025 release schedule is already set in stone. “We haven’t publicly announced that yet. We have no room to put any more movies, because the filmmakers and the studios understand that there’s this global march towards premium when people want to leave their house,” Gelfond said.

The Imax chief also discussed artificial intelligence, which he has his eyes on. “I know it’s a cliche, everyone uses it to drive their stock price, but we could benefit a lot of ways from AI,” Gelfond said.

Imax isn’t selling any AI product or putting artificial intelligence experts in its boardroom. But Gelfond said AI tools can be helpful in running his operations. “That’s created enormous efficiencies for us,” he told investors.

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Originally posted by r0gue:
I just popped into the Lair to ask a simple question on Dune. I hope you all forgive me for not reading the 12 pages thus far. I haven't seen it and don't want to find spoilers. Preface, I haven't read the book/books nor seen the films.

Simple and quick question.

Should I watch the old Sting version first, or is that unnecessary? I.E. Are the modern ones sequels to the old one, building on it?

And how many modern ones are there currently? Just two I think?

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Originally posted by mark123:
I have the part 1 on disc if you want to view it.

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Originally posted by r0gue:

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Originally posted by mark123:
I have the part 1 on disc if you want to view it.

Part one of this newest series? I imagine I can stream it somewhere. I'm not sure we still have a disc player. Maybe my kids xbox does it.

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Originally posted by copaup:
Now I just need Stilgar to follow me around and mutter “as it is written” whenever I do anything.