While Dune was originally set to be released on HBO Max on October 22, the film will now release one day earlier on October 21 to match the Thursday night theatrical screenings.
As with many films, the first showings for a Friday release date usually begin the Thursday night before, and now HBO Max subscribers will get to see Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel beginning on October 21 at 3pm PT/6pm ET.
Dune made its international debut last month and opened with ticket sales of $36.8 million. Since then, the film has passed the $100 million mark and should see a significant bump when it finally arrives in North America and China this week.
Dune leads an exciting October for HBO Max that will also see the release of Curb Your Enthusiasm's 11th season and has already seen the addition of the Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark and the third season of Succession.
In our Dune review, we said that it "is a gorgeous but imperfect epic, a technical wonder that spends too much time setting up a third act that never comes."
For more on Dune, check out our explainer of the ending, Hans Zimmer's thoughts on composing this sci-fi epic's otherworldly score, and our look at how the look of the villainous Harkonnens were created.
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