Editing Dune (1984 film) (section)

===Box office===
The film opened on December 14, 1984, in 915 theaters, and grossed {{US$|6,025,091}} in its opening weekend, ranking number two in the US box office behind ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Weekend Box Office Results for December 14–16, 1984|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1984&wknd=50&p=.htm|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=August 8, 2013|archive-date=May 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511144133/http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1984&wknd=50&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> By the end of its run, ''Dune'' had grossed {{US$|30,925,690|1984|round=-6|long=no}}.<ref name="Mojo" /> It earned [[theatrical rental]]s of $37.9 million worldwide.<ref name="Knoedelseder" /> On an estimated production budget of $40–42 million, the film was considered a box-office disappointment.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Independent | title=Revenge of the epic movie flops | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/revenge-of-the-epic-movie-flops-1942105.html | date=April 12, 2010 | access-date=July 20, 2016 | archive-date=March 12, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312232456/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/revenge-of-the-epic-movie-flops-1942105.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The film later had more success, and has been called the "''[[Heaven's Gate (film)|Heaven's Gate]]'' of science fiction".<ref name="deadline annis interview">{{Cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2021/09/dune-francesca-annis-interview-david-lynch-venice-1234824736/ | title = 'Dune' 1984: Francesca Annis, The Original Lady Jessica, Lifts The Lid On Life Behind The Scenes Of David Lynch's Epic, The 'Heaven's Gate' Of Sci-Fi | first = Andreas | last = Wiseman | date = September 1, 2021 | access-date = September 1, 2021 | work = [[Deadline Hollywood]] | archive-date = September 1, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210901133251/https://deadline.com/2021/09/dune-francesca-annis-interview-david-lynch-venice-1234824736/ | url-status = live }}</ref>