Dune Tickets Set a Cinema Record

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A 33,000 for : in 24 . The in more £880,000.

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Read and understand · 1/2What did the record measure? Worldwide receipts from completed screenings First-day advance sales at BFI IMAX Audience reviews after every preview

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First-day advance sales at BFI IMAX. The record was specific to the venue and presale window.

Clue: A London cinema sold 33,000 tickets for Dune: Part Three in 24 hours. The tickets brought in more than £880,000.

Read and understand · 2/2Why are advance tickets not a count of completed viewers? Every buyer necessarily watched on the sale date Sales figures measure only film ratings The booked screenings are still ahead

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The booked screenings are still ahead. A purchase before a screening is a booking, not completed attendance.

Clue: A ticket sold in advance records a booking, not someone who has already watched the film. The record also belongs to one venue. It cannot tell us the film’s worldwide result or how audiences will judge it after viewing.

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Dune: Part Three sets a first-day advance-ticket record at BFI IMAX.

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