Many of the Best Picture Oscar nominees will be returning to screens ahead of Hollywood’s biggest night. Some of them are returning to the popular Imax 70mm screens, Variety exclusively reports.
Although specific dates have not yet been announced, “Sinners” could return to some Imax 70mm screens during the Oscars period and beyond, sources tell Variety. Sinners is the only movie between Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and the upcoming Odyssey to be shot on Imax film cameras. Ryan Coogler shot the film on 70mm film and educated audiences about different aspect ratios and the importance of Imax screens before its release. With 16 Oscar nominations, “Sinners” became the most nominated film of all time, surpassing “All About Eve,” “Titanic,” and “La La Land,” which received 14 nominations. Coogler was nominated for Best Director, and Michael B. Jordan was nominated for Best Actor for his role as twins Smoke and Stack.
“One Battle After Another” will also return to select IMAX 70mm locations in the coming weeks. Paul Thomas Anderson’s film was nominated for 13 Oscars, including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Benicio Del Toro, and Sean Penn. Warner Bros. is the studio that produced both “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners.”
A24 announced Thursday that the nine-time Academy Award-nominated film “Marty Supreme” will be shown on IMAX in the U.S. starting January 30th. Josh Safdie’s film, the studio’s highest-grossing domestic release, stars Timothée Chalamet as a ping-pong superstar and co-stars Odessa Azion, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin O’Leary and Tyler, The Creator.
Netflix’s Best Picture nominee “Frankenstein” briefly returned to theaters, including a showing at TLC Chinese Imax in Los Angeles, the week before its Oscar nominations. Variety reported that F1 is exploring the possibility of returning to Imax 70mm screens, although there are no concrete plans. Apple’s Brad Pitt racing epic was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture.
This has been a banner year for Imax, with blockbusters and author films over-indexed on the company’s screens. At least 20% of the domestic box office revenue for “Sinners,” “One Battle After Another,” and “F1” came from Imax tickets.
