Christopher Nolan's sci-fi extravaganza Interstellar has crossed $500 million in its first month! Although the first week's take was low, extended domestic Thanksgiving weekend and overseas audiences flocking to the picture's hopeful message about the future of humanity among the stars has helped revived the film's takings. After a start that fell short of loftier expectations and became the first Nolan film since 2002′s Insomnia to fail to take first place at the box office on opening weekend, there was speculation about whether the director's latest film would even be able to top $500 million if it lacked the legs of Nolan's more recent productions. In China, Interstellar is already closing in on $100 million after its second weekend in release there, while it remains a phenomenon in South Korea where its already topped $50 million and continues to do strong business. For comparison, Inception crossed $500 million worldwide on its fifth weekend of release, while Interstellar has done so in four weeks.
Sunday 7 December 2014
Interstellar Soars Past $500 Million
Christopher Nolan's sci-fi extravaganza Interstellar has crossed $500 million in its first month! Although the first week's take was low, extended domestic Thanksgiving weekend and overseas audiences flocking to the picture's hopeful message about the future of humanity among the stars has helped revived the film's takings. After a start that fell short of loftier expectations and became the first Nolan film since 2002′s Insomnia to fail to take first place at the box office on opening weekend, there was speculation about whether the director's latest film would even be able to top $500 million if it lacked the legs of Nolan's more recent productions. In China, Interstellar is already closing in on $100 million after its second weekend in release there, while it remains a phenomenon in South Korea where its already topped $50 million and continues to do strong business. For comparison, Inception crossed $500 million worldwide on its fifth weekend of release, while Interstellar has done so in four weeks.
