Hollywood blockbuster “Tenet” opened on top of the Korean box office, but its performance is declining as the coronavirus makes a comeback in the country. Releases of other films, including “Mulan,…
makes a comeback in the country. Releases of other films, including “Mulan,” are now being postponed or halted.
The per screen average on Thursday was down to $271, from $371 on Wednesday. The previews generated a per screen box office of $623 on Saturday , and $595 on Sunday . While cinemas have not yet been ordered to close, they have cut their seating capacity, in order to increase social distancing. The country’s leading exhibitor CJ-CGV reduced its per screen capacity from 70% to 50%, refunding some pre-sold tickets for “Tenet,” reallocating some seats and in other cases asking customers to re-book.
Local firm, Merry Christmas on Thursday put its release of sci-fi adventure “Space Sweepers” on indefinite hold. One of the most anticipated films of the year, it had been planning a release on Sept. 23, a week ahead of the important Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Chuseok holidays.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Box Office Preview: 'Tenet' Launches Overseas in Key COVID-19 Era TestChristopher Nolan's latest outing is the first Hollywood tentpole to hit the big screen as theaters reopen amid the ongoing pandemic.
Read more »
‘We’ll Do Anything to See ‘Tenet”: Meet the Fans Taking Flights for Christopher Nolan’s Latest“I’m seeing the movie like three hours after I land. That’s the whole purpose of this trip,” says a moviegoer traveling across the U.S. to see Tenet. “My friends think I’m crazy… We want to show support for this film and we’ll do anything to see it”
Read more »
Tom Cruise goes to movie theater in London to see 'Tenet' as a fanTom Cruise, presumably in London to get back to work filming 'Mission: Impossible 7' after production was shut down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, did his part to coax people back into movies theaters by taking in a movie himself. Cruise also enjoyed being able to catch a movie in
Read more »
‘Tenet’ Advance Ticket Sales Besting ‘Dunkirk’ & ‘Interstellar’ In US, UK & Australia – Movio InsightsEXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first good sign we’ve gotten on advance tickets sales for Warner Bros.’ Tenet, particularly here in the U.S. Movio cinema analytics corp tells Deadline that …
Read more »
Hollywood thriller 'Tenet' tests fans' appetite for cinemasThe hopes of Hollywood were riding on the opening of 'Tenet' on Wednesday as the Christopher Nolan spy thriller tests the appetite of movie fans to return to cinemas and rescue an industry hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more »
Cinephile Refugees Arrive On Rafts In Canada For ‘Tenet’ PremiereTORONTO—Fleeing a life of limited cinematic opportunity, rafts bearing cinephile refugees from the United States began arriving in Canada Wednesday in time for the premiere of Christopher Nolan’s psychological sci-fi thriller Tenet. “I didn’t think we were going to make it until I saw the shape of the theater looming in the shoreline mists before us,” said 34-year-old Lincoln, NE film buff Daniel Molnar, who recalled the perilous three days the group spent adrift in Lake Ontario, sheltering from the relentless sun under makeshift awnings constructed from Criterion Collection blu-ray releases and Pulp Fiction T-shirts. “Once I saw the marquee lights, I knew everything would be okay. We undertook this voyage knowing there was a chance we’d die out there, but we also knew we couldn’t stay in a dull, gray land devoid of blockbuster spy films. My God, I had to leave the entire Dark Knight trilogy behind. I’ll probably never see it again. We also brought some audio equipment so we could do a little podcast after. It’s a little wet. One of our guys had to dive overboard for it at one point. Rest in peace, Tyler.” Molnar added he was planning on sending some bootleg copies home until he could bring his wife and children over to see Tenet for themselves.
Read more »