Parasite is coming to IMAX, so now the economic disparity will be even bigger

We’ll say this about Parasite’s North American distributor Neon: It knows how to strike when the iron is hot. Earlier this month, it expanded the film’s theatrical rollout to 2,000 or so locations, even though it is already available to buy digitally and on Blu-ray, bringing in an extra $5.6 million over this past weekend. Now, Neon is getting ready to squeeze a little more money out of this scholar stone. As reported by Deadline, Neon is giving Parasite a one-week IMAX rollout, with the movie—which won Best Picture, Best International Film, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Director for Bong Joon Ho at the Oscars—opening at 214 IMAX theaters in the U.S. and Canada tomorrow. It’s a somewhat surprising choice, considering there aren’t any exciting vistas or epic action scenes in Parasite, but the look of disgust on Mr. Park’s face will be so much more devastating when it’s the size of a school bus. Rich bastard.