Tenet kicks off with $20mn at US Box office

Washington D.C.: In a key moment for the ravaged box office, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet launched domestically with $20.2 million over the long Labour Day weekend as more U.S. cinemas reopened, after being shut for nearly six months due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to America-based media house, the tally includes previews both in the US and Canada. In pre-pandemic times, a domestic start of $20.2 million would be cause for major anxiety, also it’s Nolan’s lowest since The Prestige in 2006. But considering current circumstances which include limited capacity and the fact that only 65% of the U.S. market is open – Tenet was always expected to come in well below Nolan’s more recent films. And the movie scored the top gross domestically of any film that’s rolled out since theatres reopened.