Tag: Imax Theatres

  • ‘Interstellar’ grosses $621 million plus at the worldwide box office

    ‘Interstellar’ grosses $621 million plus at the worldwide box office

    BENGALURU:  Paramount Pictures (Paramount) and Warner Bros Pictures (WB) critically acclaimed film Interstellar has surpassed US$ 621 million (about Rs 3900 crore) at the worldwide box office to date says Viacom.

     

    Further, the movie has surpassed US$100 million (about Rs 620 crore) in Imax Theatres worldwide since its release on 5 November, marking the fourth time an Imax film has crossed the US$100 million threshold.

     

    Continuing the legacy begun by Nolan and his use of the 15 perf 65mm Imax cameras in The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, more than an hour of Interstellar was shot using Imax cameras. Exclusively in Imax theatres, these sequences expand to fill the entire screen and deliver unprecedented crispness and clarity and provide audiences with a truly cinematic and immersive experience. Sequences of Interstellar shot in 35mm film have been digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The Imax Experience with proprietary Imax DMR (Digital Re-mastering) technology.

     

    Directed by Christopher Nolan, Interstellar tells the story of a team of explorers that travel through a wormhole in an attempt to ensure humanity’s survival. The story is written by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, and produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Lynda Obst and stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, John Lithgow and Michael Caine.

  • All films of YRF to be released at IMAX theatres

    All films of YRF to be released at IMAX theatres

    MUMBAI: IMAX Corporation and India’s largest film studio Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd. today announced an expansion of their partnership to release Paani as well as all upcoming Yash Raj Films in IMAX theatres across India and other key markets.

    Paani is based in a future world where wars have broken out over water which is owned by International Corporations who use thirst as a weapon of control. In one such futuristic city, a young love story breaks all the rules and in the ensuing war, water flows back to its people.

    The film will have a strong Indian and Western star cast, headed by a young leading actor from India and a young leading actress from the West. Produced by Aditya Chopra, it is being directed by Shekhar Kapur and will be shot in India and overseas.

    The film will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of the IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX DMR (Digital Re-mastering) technology for presentation in IMAX. The crystal-clear images coupled with IMAX‘s customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio create a unique immersive environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.
    The agreement announced at the ongoing FICCI FRAMES brings the total number of films included under the expanded partnership to three, the first one being the upcoming action thriller Dhoom:3 which will open in IMAX theatres this winter.

    “Since announcing the IMAX release of Dhoom:3, we’ve seen tremendous anticipation building among Indian moviegoers around this first-ever IMAX release of a Hindi feature film, and we’re excited to add to this excitement with two more of our highly anticipated films, including our most ambitious one, Paani,” said Yash Raj Films Chairman Aditya Chopra.

    “We believe that together with IMAX, we will usher in a new era in Indian movie-going that will immerse fans into the drama, action and grandeur of Hindi movies like nothing they have experienced before,” he added.