'Dune: Part 3' Breaks 'The Odyssey' IMAX Pre-Sale Record

Dune: Part 3 broke the record for ticket pre-sales in the first 24 hours at the BFI IMAX in London , considered the largest IMAX screen in the UK. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film sold 33,000 tickets and grossed £880,000 on its first day, approximately US$1.2 million.

This result surpassed Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, which had registered £750,000 in the same period. With this, the third chapter of the franchise directed by Denis Villeneuve took first place in the British cinema pre-sale rankings.

Besides The Odyssey , the list of the biggest pre-sale results at the BFI IMAX includes Dune: Part 2, with £366,000, Oppenheimer, with £254,000, and Avatar: Fire and Ash, with £116,000 collected in the first 24 hours.

Everything you need to know about Dune: Part 3

After adapting the massive book Dune by Frank Herbert, director Denis Villeneuve is now adapting the second book in the saga, Dune Messiah, into Dune: Part Three. Set years after Paul Atreides' (Timothée Chalamet) victory over the Harkonnens, the film will show the character now as Emperor of the galaxy, facing assassination attempts and dealing with the blood he spilled to get there. To make matters worse, his beloved Chani (Zendaya) goes through a high-risk pregnancy.

Also joining the film's cast are Anya Taylor-Joy as Alia Atreides, Paul's sister, Robert Pattinson as the hermaphrodite assassin Scytale, and returning from Dune: Part Two, Florence Pugh as Princess Irulan and Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica. Jason Momoa, who played Duncan Idaho in the first Dune, returns in a mysterious role.

Dune: Part 3 opens in theaters on December 18, the same day as Avengers: Doomsday.