‘Dune’ Fans Can Now Watch the Entire Trilogy Back to Back in Paris at Le Grand Rex

Few cinemas in the world can make a movie feel like an occasion the way Le Grand Rex in Paris does. The landmark theater opened on December 8, 1932, and its main auditorium still seats 2,702 people, making it the largest single-screen movie auditorium in Europe. It has hosted royalty of the screen for generations, and in 2021 it welcomed ‘Dune’ director Denis Villeneuve and stars Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya for a packed preview that drew more than 2,700 spectators.

The theater also owns a screen with a reputation of its own. Le Grand Large, installed in 1988 and inaugurated with Luc Besson’s ‘The Big Blue,’ measures roughly 300 square meters and remains the largest screen outside of IMAX venues in Europe. A follow-up ‘Dune’ screening on that giant screen in 2021 drew another 1,720 moviegoers, which shows how well the franchise fits the room.

Now the venue is bringing the saga back for a very different kind of event. Le Grand Rex has announced the first ‘Dune‘ marathon, a trilogy screening on December 18, the same day ‘Dune: Part Three’ opens in North America, with ticket presales kicking off this Friday, October 23.

And so it starts. Following incredible general pre-sales today, #France’s giant #LeGrandRex in #Paris announced first #Dune trilogy Marathon in the world (so far), on DEC 18, kicking off with #Dune at 8:45pm, then #DunePartTwo at midnight & #DunePartThree at 3:15am. Ticket pre-sales kick off this FRI, OCT 23 for this special engagement only.

— Luiz Fernando (@Luiz_Fernando_J) October 20, 2026

The marathon begins at 8:45 p.m. with the original ‘Dune,’ which runs until 11:31 p.m. ‘Dune: Part Two’ follows at midnight and runs until 2:46 a.m., and ‘Dune: Part Three’ starts at 3:15 a.m. and wraps at 5:40 a.m. In total, that comes to nearly 8 hours of film, spread across a night that stretches into the early morning.

All three movies will play on Le Grand Large in their original language with French subtitles. Seating is free placement in the balcony, which keeps the focus on the giant screen. It’s a format that suits a story about desert vastness and sandworm-scale spectacle.

A standard marathon ticket costs 35 euros. A VIP version of the marathon is also listed at 100 euros, following the same screening schedule. The theater is also offering snack menus, a basic option at 19 euros and a larger one at 27 euros, though the menus do not include a ticket to the screenings.

The food list includes a premium sandwich with a cheeky ‘Dune’ pun on its name, a sign that the theater is leaning into the event’s playful side. Because the marathon begins the same evening the finale opens in North America, it will let French fans experience the whole story in one sitting.

“Forgive me for all I’ve done.” Experience the epic conclusion. Dune: Part Three only in theaters and IMAX December 18. #DuneMovie #FilmedforIMAX https://t.co/x9Nftg9yXd

— DUNE (@dunemovie) July 8, 2026

The marathon fits a larger pattern in the film’s rollout. Warner Bros. has staged ticket sales for ‘Dune: Part Three’ in waves, with IMAX 70mm seats selling out in minutes and website queues stretching for hours. The film was shot primarily on 65mm film with sequences captured on 15/70mm IMAX film and the desert scenes filmed in IMAX Digital, so it is clearly built for premium large-format screens.

In France, the movie is listed to open on December 16, two days before the marathon, and Le Grand Rex is also planning early screenings from December 15. That means viewers who want to see the finale first can do so before revisiting the earlier chapters in a marathon setting.

Villeneuve has said that the first two films were essentially one story split in two, while ‘Dune: Part Three’ adapts ‘Dune Messiah’ and picks up nearly two decades later. A marathon lets viewers experience that leap in a single sitting, moving from Paul Atreides’ rise to the burdens of his rule.

It’s also a natural fit for the Grand Rex, a theater that has long specialized in turning movie screenings into spectacles. The venue is known for its yearly holiday water-and-light show, and the ‘Dune’ marathon will add another event to its calendar.

With presales opening on Friday, demand is likely to be strong given how quickly premium ‘Dune’ tickets have disappeared elsewhere. If you can’t make it to Paris, the night offers a good reminder of how much of this franchise is designed to be seen together on a giant screen.

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