On November 4, 2014, "Interstellar" was selected to be screened in certain limited regional theaters in the United States and Canada, which was the same time as the 2014 U.S. Senate election. The first day of the film’s box office was $13,500 and topped the list on Wednesday the next day. Among 249 theaters (42 of which were IMAX screens), the IMAX version accounted for 62% of the company’s total profit. There are 240 theaters playing 35mm, 70mm and IMAX70mm video formats. The film's box office on Thursday in the first week was 3.5 million U.S. dollars, and the box office totaled 4.9 million U.S. dollars from its premiere to Thursday.
The film’s first weekend in the United States earned US$47 million at the box office, second only to Disney’s "Big Hero 6". The IMAX screen box office was 13.4 million, more than 25%, and also surpassed "The Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire". "12.6 million. The following weekend, it received 29.19 million and ranked third. In the third weekend, it received 15.1 million and won the third place. At the end of the fourth week, it received 15.8 million and ranked fourth, with a cumulative box office of $147 million in four weeks.
