‘Tenet’ Exceeded Expectations at the International Box Office
By George Robbins
This past weekend was a big weekend for movie theaters everywhere even if it didn’t necessarily seem like it would be. Domestically, it wasn’t really an all too huge weekend when it came to the box office and how much was made over that time. The only new movie that ended up being shown this previous weekend domestically was ‘The New Mutants.’ This movie was one that was being worked on for years and it only just recently got a release after a delay caused by the start of the pandemic. This movie ended up bringing in $3 million to the box office this past weekend. This isn’t necessarily a lot, but it is the most that has been seen domestically because of the shut-down.
Another movie that had its grand premiere this past weekend was the movie ‘Tenet‘ which premiered internationally for the first time ever. Unfortunately, the movie has yet to have its theatrical release domestically because of the way that things turned out with the pandemic. As such, the movie will premiere in the United States on September 3rd, but as of now it is available in the rest of the world. Although the movie is, and will be, available, there are still restrictions in place that must be followed because of the fact that the pandemic is still ongoing. For instance, not every theater is opened for the public and those that are have limited capacity.
Before the release of ‘Tenet,’ tickets were available for early purchase and the result of that was that ‘Tenet’ became one of Christopher Nolan’s biggest seat-sellers. This made it understandable that the movie would probably go on to bring in a lot of money upon its theatrical release, especially since it was going to get an international release before a domestic one. Many were hoping that box office numbers for the film would be high in order to make up for the massive shortcomings experienced by the industry these past months with theaters closed. Apparently ‘Tenet’ would go on to blow those expectations out of the water as the movie brought in $53 million. Although this is far from a true financial success, it is most definitely a start.