Talking Heads Concert Film ‘Stop Making Sense’ Becomes Imax’s Highest-Grossing Live Event

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Jonathan Demme’s classic Talking Heads concert film “Stop Making Sense” returned to theaters for its 40th anniversary and became Imax’s highest-grossing live event. The film…

” returned to theaters for its 40th anniversary and became Imax’s highest-grossing live event. The film earned $640,839 and sold out 25 screens across 165 Imax locations in North America, according to the company.

The world premiere of A24’s 4K restoration of “Stop Making Sense” was held on Monday at the Toronto International Film Festival at Cineplex’s Scotiabank Theatre. It was followed by a Q&A live-streamed from TIFF and moderated by filmmaker Spike Lee with all four original band members — David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison — in attendance.

 

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