Brad Pitt’s ‘World War Z’ heads to Imax theaters this weekend

It’s taken in nearly $193 million so far in the U.S. — can it get to $200 million?

That’s one of the questions — perhaps the question — around the re-release of “World War Z” to Imax theaters this week.

Paramount Pictures announced Monday that the movie will open for a one-week 3-D engagement in Imax on Aug 2., courtesy of a new digital re-mastering. The film has had traditional 3-D and 2-D playdates since opening June 21 but nothing specifically in Imax. The number of theaters for the Imax run was not specified.

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“World War Z” is currently in the latter phase of its theatrical run; this past weekend it took in $2.8 million in about 1400 theaters. The Imax run should help get it over the $200 million domestic hump, making it only the eighth movie this year to do so (“Star Trek Into Darkness” is in seventh place with $225 million).

Starring Brad Pitt as a former U.N. worker who steps forward to fight a zombie scourge, “World War Z” has proven to be one of the few big-budget non-sequel hits this summer. It has grossed an additional $280 million in territories outside the U.S., where it has had some Imax showings.

Imax has been getting into the re-release game lately, largely for older titles. In Setepmer, for example, it will exhibit a new 3-D version of “The Wizard of Oz.”

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