Christopher Nolan's Interstellar Sells Tickets For $200 After Re-release
As a part of its 10th anniversary, Christopher Nolan's Interstellar has been re-released across IMAX screens in December.
It is truly a competitive time in movie theatres with the latest releases like Moana 2, Wicked and Gladiator 2 in the race alongside the re-release of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, which has also received an enormous demand despite hitting theatres nearly a decade after its original release. The Christopher Nolan film came back to the US, re-releasing in IMAX format on Friday, December 13 amid high anticipation which led ticket prices to sell with a profit margin of 900 percent, leaving fans struggling to find a ticket for themselves.
As per Variety, Interstellar’s tickets were sold for as high as $200 in contrast to a standard IMAX ticket that generally costs $25, which means they are being sold at nearly 900 per cent more expensive. The film not only sold out all of its initial screenings of 166 screens across the US, it eventually forced exhibitors to clear space and put on more showings.
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It is worth mentioning that the 2014 epic science-fiction film was recently released as a part of its 10th anniversary, already showing excellent numbers in just limited locations, even outperforming the current latest releases in theatres. As per Collider, the film made over $4.5 million in its first weekend and since then made $1 million each on Monday and Tuesday. On both days, the film’s per theatre average stood at over $6000 while the next best PTA belongs to Moana 2, which has generated over $300 million domestically in over a week of release.
Interstellar is on the verge of surpassing the $195 million milestone. Back in 2014, the film originally concluded its lifetime theatrical run with $188 million domestically. Speaking of the film’s story, it features Matthew McConaughey as NASA astronaut Cooper, who goes on an intergalactic mission with a team to find a new home for humanity. The film received positive reviews at the time of its release, even attaining a cult status over the years.
Reacting to the overwhelming response to the film, filmmaker Christopher Nolan spoke to The Associated Press and shared his gratitude. “It’s really thrilling when people respond to your work at any point. But 10 years later, to have new audiences coming and experiencing it in the way that we’d originally intended it on the big IMAX screens. It’s really rewarding to see that it continues to have a life."
Noting that he has observed many new people coming to watch the film in theatres, Nolan added, “A lot of people were young. It was clear to me that they had seen the film at home and hadn’t had the chance to watch it on the big screen."
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