Interstellar takes in more than $300 million at the worldwide box office
Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway's latest movie Interstellar has earned more than $300 million at the worldwide box office after its first two weekends.
Interstellar rocketed to $106 million overseas, which brings it total to $321.9 million after two weeks of release. Notable territories included Korea with a$15.8 million haul, the United Kingdom with a $6 million weekend and Russia with a $5.3 million take. China brought in one of the largest chunks with $42 million.
"I've always loved films that approach sound in an impressionistic way and that is an unusual approach for a mainstream blockbuster, but I feel it's the right approach for this experiential film," Christopher Nolan said, speaking for the first time in detail about the use of sound in his new film Interstellar, according to Billboard magazine.
Interstellar had some competition for Chinese audiences. DreamWorks Animation gave China an early look at Penguins of Madagascar. The animated spin-off doesn't hit US theatres until Nov 26. In China, it finished second in the market, earning US$11.3 million.
In terms of movie quality, some viewers have complained that it is hard to hear what the main characters are saying in certain scenes.
"Usually [I visit] six or seven. I like to hear it out where people are going to see it, not just in the cocoon of the dub stage. That is something I have done for years, because everything we are doing is intended to communicate something to the audience."
"The theaters I have been at have been doing a terrific job in terms of presenting the film in the way I intended," he continued. "Broadly, speaking there is no question when you mix a film in an unconventional way as this, you're bound to catch some people off guard, but hopefully people can appreciate the experience for what it's intended to be." To check out how Interstellar is playing, Nolan said he has visited the TCL Chinese Imax Theatre and the Arclight Cinemas Dome in Hollywood and the AMC Loews Lincoln Square in New York.
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