Dune: Part Three
Opens Dec 18, 2026
Dec 18
Opening day. Numbers start after its first weekend.
- Budget
- $190M–$220M
- ReelMatrix estimate
- Opening forecast
- $100M–$130M
- ReelMatrix estimate Dune: Part Two opened at $82.5M; IMAX presales for Part Three are reported well ahead
- Needs to make (est.)
- $475M–$688M
- ReelMatrix estimate
About the film
Nearly twenty years into Paul Atreides' reign as emperor, old allies return, rebellion stirs and Paul (Timothée Chalamet) is pulled into a conspiracy while haunted by visions of the empire's fall. Denis Villeneuve's final chapter.
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Break-even
- Production budget (ReelMatrix estimate)
- $190M–$220M
- Marketing (estimated for a major studio)
- $114M–$220M
- Total cost
- $304M–$440M
- Studio's share of each ticket dollar
- 44¢
- Later: home, streaming and TV
- +20¢
- Break-even worldwide
- $475M–$688M
Total cost ÷ 64¢ per box office dollar. That's 2.5–3.1× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 40% from the US and Canada, typical for a major studio.
Projection
Before release, the projection takes the middle of its opening-weekend forecast ($115M) times 4.0×: 2.5× (typical for a wide release), raised for a Christmas release.
- Domestic finish
- ~$460M
- Worldwide finish
- ~$1.15B
Worldwide finish = domestic finish ÷ 40%, until real international numbers come in.
Verdict: Hit. How verdicts work