TENET: Christopher Nolan's Long-Delayed Sci-Fi Blockbuster May Have Only Had A $10 Million U.S. Opening

TENET: Christopher Nolan's Long-Delayed Sci-Fi Blockbuster May Have Only Had A $10 Million U.S. Opening

Box office analysts have done the math, and it seems Tenet's opening weekend in North America was nowhere near as good as initially reported. As a result, the movie may have only earned about $10 million.

By JoshWilding - Sep 10, 2020 06:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: Indie Wire

Earlier this week, it was widely reported that Tenet had debuted in North America with a $20.2 million opening weekend. That obviously wasn't what a sci-fi blockbuster like this would normally earn domestically - at least not one directed by Christopher Nolan - but it seems that number was inflated. 

Indie Wire has done the math, and it turns out the number announced by Warner Bros. also included the Thursday opening, three days of early preview screenings, and an additional nine days in Canada and Labor Day both there and in the U.S. With multiple sources telling the site that Tenet grossed $2.6 million in Canada, around $2.5 million on Labor Day, and a good $5 million from those sneak peeks, that takes the opening weekend down to a mere $10 million. 

With around 25% of North America's population still unable to see Tenet, it's no great surprise that Nolan's movie didn't exactly break box office records. 

Even if all theaters had been open, the site believes it would have likely been lucky to gross $30 million. In a normal world, it might have opened with $75 million, so it's easy to see why Warner Bros. is now said to be considering delaying Wonder Woman 1984's planned October release date. 

We'll keep you updated. 

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GhostDog
GhostDog - 9/10/2020, 6:35 AM
Battabing
Battabing - 9/10/2020, 10:18 AM
@BlackBeltJones -
Nolan thought everyone was gonna risk their lives for his WTF movie.
Oh well, Chris, you tried.
patgreyc
patgreyc - 9/11/2020, 6:00 AM
@BlackBeltJones - It's a shame because it's a good movie and would have packed them in if we weren't dealing with CV19.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 9/10/2020, 6:35 AM
So the conclusion meets the expectation for me, the Americas didn't do a whole lot for the Box Office numbers
E4Nigma
E4Nigma - 9/10/2020, 6:50 AM
It's not like a pandemic happened in the U.S. and closed all the movie theaters...

Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 9/10/2020, 6:52 AM
Well, it’s a bit more than New Mutants...
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 9/10/2020, 6:53 AM
Not a surprise.
What is surprising to me is the medicore reviews. I still intend to see it, but I'll wait for video.
LSHF
LSHF - 9/10/2020, 8:32 AM
@Feralwookiee - Since many critics' attitudes and feelings at the time of viewing these films actually affect their reviews, the current situation in the country and the situation they experienced at the theater while viewing the film may have played a part in their review of Nolan's film.
marvel72
marvel72 - 9/11/2020, 6:09 AM
@Feralwookiee - on VHS or Betamax?
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 9/11/2020, 6:20 AM
@marvel72 - Fisher Price movie viewer.

Whoot whoot!
marvel72
marvel72 - 9/11/2020, 12:48 PM
@Feralwookiee - excellent.
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 9/10/2020, 6:54 AM
Thomas and Nolan be sat at the Auntie Ann Sarnoff’s desk like:
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 9/10/2020, 6:54 AM
People in America still don’t feel safe to go to the movies!?

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