Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” will cross the $100 million mark internationally on Saturday.
It passes that important milestone after the twisty thriller made just over $20 million in China so far this weekend.Those numbers are pretty standard for Nolan, who has a golden touch when it comes to blockbusters, having previously guided “Inception,” “Dunkirk,” and “The Dark Knight” to massive box office returns.
However, given the uncharted waters that Hollywood is currently navigating due to Covid-19, the robust early results are a sign that movie-going is showing signs of life after facing an existential crisis.The Chinese historical war epic “The Eight Hundred” is currently jockeying with “Tenet” for first place at the box office in the Middle Kingdom.
Warner Bros., the studio behind “Tenet,” is not releasing domestic numbers until Sunday.
The film opened in the U.S.
this week, but will not screen in major markets such as Los
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