A US cinema chain is offering filmgoers the chance to see Christopher Nolan space drama Interstellar as many times as they like for the price of a single ticket.
AMC Theatres has teamed with studio Paramount to offer the “unlimited” ticket, which retails for between $19.99 and $34.99 depending on the site. The chain, which boasts more than 5,000 US screens in 346 locations, says the ticket is the first of its kind to be sold. It is available through the business’s loyalty reward program, AMC Stubs.
Nolan’s much-discussed tale of extrasolar travel has swept past the $300m mark worldwide in just two weeks despite experiencing greater-than-expected resistance from critics. The unlimited ticket, if it proves popular, might actually hamper the film’s chances of reaching the upper echelons of box office success: blockbuster movies such as Titanic and Mamma Mia have in the past reached spectacular totals thanks to repeat viewings from hardcore fans.
Starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, Interstellar opened in the US on 5 November and arrived in UK cinemas two days later. It debuted to a huge $42m haul in China at the weekend, a rarity for a movie which is not available in 3D.
Nolan’s film is expected to challenge for Oscars next February, but largely in the technical categories.
