However, it is predicted that 'Big Hero 6' will beat the Christopher Nolan movie in the race to the top of domestic box office this weekend.
- November 6, 2014
AceShowbiz -
"Interstellar" is showing good signs of victory on the domestic box office after taking in more than $1.5 million in limited number of theaters. The Christopher Nolan sci-fi film opened on Tuesday night, November 4 at 8 P.M. and continued raking in dollars the next day.
Paramount Pictures released the film in 240 theaters this week, 41 of which are IMAX screens. These locations were carefully selected to provide the best visual experience for Nolan's work. On Friday, the Matthew McConaughey-starrer will open nationwide in roughly 3,500 theaters, 369 of which will be IMAX.
"Interstellar" is projected to make within $55 million range over the weekend. However, it would be a tight race against Disney's "Big Hero 6" which also opens this week. Targeting younger audience and families, the animation is also expected to gross around $55 million from 3,761 theaters.
Many box office analysts believe that "Big Hero 6" has a big shot at beating "Interstellar" by $5 million. Both movies are made on $165 million production budgets. History said animations won over live-action movies by opening at $50 million or higher, for instances the showdowns between "Monsters University" and "World War Z"; "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" and "Prometheus"; and "Wall-E" and "Wanted (2008)".
