In a key moment for the ravaged box office, Christopher Nolan's Tenet launched domestically with $20.2 million over the long Labor Day weekend as more U.S.
cinemas reopened in earnest after being shut for nearly six months due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The tally includes previews both in the U.S.
and Canada. In pre-pandemic times, a domestic start of $20.2 million would be cause for major anxiety (it's Nolan's lowest since The Prestige in 2006).
But considering current circumstances — including limited capacityand the fact that only 65 percent of the U.S. market are open — Tenet was always expected to come in well below Nolan's more recent films.
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