Coppola’s costly passion project centres on Cesar (Adam Driver), a visionary architect who battles his nemesis, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), in a bid to create a more idealistic future for their mythic city.

Production designer Bradley Rubin stepped into "Megalopolis" midway to decipher Coppola's abstract vision. Why is there a giant clock up in the sky? How does Megalon work?

Francis Ford Coppola's new movie 'Megalopolis' made $4 million at the domestic box office after screening in 1,854 theaters, sixth-best among all films in theaters between Sept. 27 and Sept. 29. The movie notably cost $120 million to make,