Metallica’s new 3D film, “Through The Never”, has scored the best opening weekend ever for a concert film at IMAX theaters, reports The Wrap.
“Through The Never” opened on 305 screens and earned $1.67 million; the movie will expand to 650 screens across the U.S. next weekend.
Deadline reports the Metallica film averaged $5,482 per screen.
“Through The Never” tells the story of a band crew member named Trip (played by Dane DeHaan) who is sent out on a mission during Metallica's live set in front of a sold-out arena: to meet a disabled truck and retrieve a particular item. However, the routine task turns into a surreal odyssey when Trip's van is hit by another vehicle, and he subsequently finds himself up against a death-dealing horseman. As Trip flees through desolate streets, he has only his wits to help him avoid the deadly horseman and deliver Metallica's cargo.
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