Christopher Nolan's Interstellar is reportedly projected to bring in more than $50 million over its opening weekend.

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According to Variety , early tracking suggests that Interstellar will score big at the box office opening weekend, with analysts speculating it may be in the same range as Gravity's $55.8 million opening weekend. These numbers would represent an impressive opening for the space adventure, which reportedly came in $10 million under its $175 budget.Tickets are already selling out in many of the major theaters, and some IMAX theaters have added 3:30 and 8:00 a.m. screenings to keep up with demand. The TCL Chinese Theatre, which has the world's largest IMAX screen, sold thousands of tickets within two hours of making them available. Currently, pre-sales for the picture are outpacing Nolan's Inception, which debuted to $62.8 million.Interstellar stars Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in a space adventure about wormhole travel between dimensions. Plot details surrounding the movie are still scarce, but Nolan has cited Star Wars, Blade Runner and 2001: A Space Odyssey as sources of inspiration. It's Nolan's longest film yet , clocking in around 169 minutes.Interstellar opens in select theaters on November 5 before rolling out everywhere November 7.

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