Tag: Tenet
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And cut! Hollywood’s obsession with suits as status symbols
In spy films such as Bond, Kingsman and Tenet, the real code you have to crack is a sartorial oneThere is a telling moment in Tenet when John David Washington meets Sir Michael Caine for lunch at his posh London club. “Your Brooks Brothers suit won’t cut it in these circles,” Caine informs him dismissively,…
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‘Tenet’ Grosses $20.2 Million Domestic, but Warners Says There’s ‘No Context’
“Tenet” will gross $20.2 million domestic through Labor Day, per Warner Bros. That number does not represent only the weekend; it reflects the entire engagement, including 13 days in Canada and eight days in the U.S.In a statement to the press, the studio asks that reaction be placed in this light:Domestically, while our results show…
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‘Tenet’ Gets a B CinemaScore, Christopher Nolan’s Lowest Since ‘The Prestige’
Audience word-of-mouth is in on Christopher Nolan’s time-bending return to screens “Tenet.” According to CinemaScore, which polls audiences to grade films on a scale from F to A+, “Tenet” has received a B rating. That’s not a death knell, but it’s likely below expectations for audience-beloved Nolan and “Tenet” distributor Warner Bros., already fielding mixed…
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Box Office: ‘Tenet’ Crossing $100 Million Internationally
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…
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‘Tenet’ Is The Oscar Player We Assumed It Was, But There Are A Ton Of “Ifs”
Here’s a Labor Day weekend shocker: Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” is an Oscar player. Oh, and it’s in the mix for a Best Picture nomination. I know, this wasn’t the news you were expecting. He’s only directed two Best Picture nominees over the past decade, been nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay (twice). But…
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WB CEO Talks ‘The Batman’s’ Latest Production Halt: “We Never Expected Things To Go Completely Smoothly”
In some ways, the entirety of the film industry discourse revolves around Warner Bros. over the next month. The studio is releasing Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” in US theaters this weekend, testing the safety protocols of cinemas and becoming the first major blockbuster to arrive in the pandemic era. Then, last night, it was revealed that…
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As ‘Tenet’ and ‘Mulan’ Finally Open, Studios Make It Difficult to Judge Their Box-Office Success
As the entertainment industry watches the Labor Day weekend performances of “Tenet” and “Mulan” with bated breath, there is a legal adage: “Big cases make bad law.” While “Tenet” has been embraced as the talisman for the future of exhibition, and “Mulan” is creating a new paradigm as an ultra-premium VOD, edge cases often don’t…
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‘Tenet’ Makes Solid Start in China Cinemas, Scores $7.3 Million
“Tenet” got off to a solid start on its debut in Chinese theaters on Friday. It opened on top of the box office and eased aside local champion “The Eight Hundred.”.By 7pm on opening day “Tenet” had earned RMB50 million ($7.31 million), according to the China Box Office service of Ent Group. Including earlier previews,…
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‘Tenet’: Let’s Dig into the Film’s Ending
Major spoilers ahead for Tenet. Digging into the ending of Christopher Nolan’s new movie Tenet is to also dig into its beginning. The film has a parabolic structure, as tipped off by its title. When you reach the halfway point of the movie, the characters themselves become inverted by time and start interacting with events…
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‘No Time to Die’ New Trailer: Daniel Craig’s Final James Bond Movie Debuts Explosive Footage
With “Tenet” opening in theaters worldwide to strong numbers as the first studio tentpole released amid the coronavirus pandemic, all eyes will soon shift to see if “No Time to Die” can do the same in November. The long-awaited new James Bond movie was originally on the release calendar for April. Buzz around the project…