Demand for Dune: Part Two has led to ’round the clock screenings
What if we kissed at the Dune: Part Two IMAX showing at 3:15 a.m.?
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Yeah, AMC theaters are into Dune 2; dune 2 (or five) showings of the film at ungodly hours of the night, that is.
If you were burned by the mad dash to secure Oppenheimer tickets on IMAX 70mm and ended up buying them for over a hundred bucks this summer, don’t fret. At least some AMC theaters have a plan to get more butts in seats to see the sandiest movie of the year on the biggest possible screen: just add more showings. Obvious, right? Sure, until you go to finally buy your tickets to Dune: Part Two and learn that your best option might be at 3:15 a.m. We’ll just let that sink in for a second. 3:15 a.m.! The question then becomes: how badly do people really want to see Timothée Chalamet fulfill his interplanetary destiny?
The answer is a whole damn lot, apparently. Two middle-of-the-night screenings of the film are being offered on IMAX 70mm at New York City’s AMC Lincoln Square this weekend, and tickets—which still sell for a whopping $31.18 despite the ridiculous hour—are going fast. (AMC did not immediately respond to The A.V. Club’s request for comment on this story.)
While the 3:15 a.m. showings seem to be a uniquely New York phenomenon, screenings at 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. in San Francisco and Hollywood are proving equally popular. We don’t have to drink the water of life to see that demand will likely increase as glowing reviews continue to roll in over the course of the film’s opening weekend, so it might be wise to grab those tickets—and a Red Bull or two—now.
Even if you miss out on the opportunity to snag those precious IMAX seats, you don’t have to worry too much about seeing the film in theaters in general. AMC Lincoln Square also has 1:3o a.m. and 2:15 a.m. showings available on regular screens, as well as a few 11:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. options for the early birds. Just don’t forget your popcorn bucket when you stumble out of the theater into the sunrise two and a half hours later.
All joking aside, you really should try to see the film in IMAX if at all possible. Director Denis Villeneuve filmed the entire movie in this format (via Collider), and said he “fell in love” with the technology during the process. “The future of cinema is IMAX and the large formats,” he added (via IndieWire). “The audience wants to see something that they cannot have at home, that they cannot have on streaming. They want to experience an event.”
Dune: Part Two is now showing in theaters.