The anticipated robust overseas box office of Disney/Marvel’s Eternals, which posted a first day of $7.6M, will definitely not have Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman in its future release plans.Eternals was originally scheduled to open in the region on Nov.
11.While official reasons weren’t provided by either the studio or the local territories, here’s our understanding of what went down:In Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman, the censors were seeking further cuts beyond any scenes of intimacy and that Disney opted not to make the edits, hence distribution certificates weren’t issued.Meanwhile in Kuwait and Qatar, the Chloe Zhao directed super-gods movie was blocked.
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