At the risk of sounding like Nicole Kidman: We all know the feelings that unite an audience in a movie theater. Yet when I went to see the rereleased “Interstellar,” I was struck by a new feeling.

Interstellar’s return to theaters to celebrate its 10th anniversary has been one of the most successful theatrical releases of the year. While the film hasn’t pulled in jaw-dropping numbers on a large ...

At 10:41 a.m. on Dec. 6, outside the Lincoln Square AMC Theatres in New York City, a middle-aged woman stopped in front of a man holding a sign that read: “2 FREE TICKETS INTERSTELLAR NOW.” “Right now ...