Robert Pattinson “TENET” Coming to IMAX Melbourne 19 Nov 2020

With the lockdown in Melbourne being eased, Melburnians can prepurchase tickets for screenings of Tenet from 19 November 2020 to 6 December 2020 at Melbourne’s IMAX where it will join a handful of IMAX cinemas who will present the film in IMAX 1570 film. From IMAX MELBOURNE:

TENET will be presented on IMAX 1570 FILM

SHOT WITH IMAX FILM CAMERAS! EXPERIENCE IT IN THE FORMAT THE DIRECTOR INTENDED

DON’T MISS THIS INCREDIBLE CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE ON IMAX 1570 FILM!

Revolutionary director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight trilogy, Dunkirk, Interstellar) returns with an action thriller set in the world of international espionage, presented on stunning IMAX 1570 Film.

Armed with only one word—Tenet—and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time. Not time travel. Inversion.

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*Sequences shot with IMAX cameras will expand vertically to fill the entire height of the 23m screen to fully immersive audiences in the action.

Some sessions are already sold out so you better hop to it by clicking on link above. You deserve it Melbourne!

Robert Pattinson #Tenet Box Office Updaes

UPDATED: 9 November 2020 – Global hits $350 million

9 November 2020

From Deadline:

… after its late-August release, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is approaching $300M internationally ($295.6M estimated through Sunday). Solid market drops were seen in Brazil (-27% in the sophomore session), Russia (-20%), Netherlands (-28%) and Japan (-33%). A further 16 markets have yet to go, including Argentina, India, Indonesia and the Philippines. The worldwide total is now $350.8M ($40.3M from IMAX).

Previous international box office after the cut

New Photos of Robert Pattinson and John David Washington

With the release of TENET in Brazil, PapelPop has shared two new photos. They also had this to say about Rob:

John David Washington and Robert Pattinson chat on the streets of Tallin in the photo above. The two form an ingenious pair and end up creating great chemistry within the main operation of the film. Even if you’ve never seen Pattinson starring in an action movie, this is the chance. He’s doing great!

Thanks @Monsieur_HJ for heads up.

Wonderful new BTS photo of Rob on the set of Tenet

Via JSumerki

Robert Pattinson “TENET” US DVD Release Date is 15 December 2020

According to Collider Frosty, Tenet wil be released on 4K, Blu Ray, DVD and Digital on 15 December 2020 which makes the Australian 16 December 2020 date I posted about HERE seem more viable.

And for those who need help in deciding which version to buy, Deadline is reporting:

The Tenet 4K UHD combo pack and Blu-ray will include the hour long featurette “Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of Tenet,” which will explore the development and production of the film as told by the cast and crew. Tenet will retail for $44.95 on 4K UHD, $35.99 on Blu-ray and $28.98 on DVD.

Christopher Nolan Talks “TENET” Release with Los Angeles Times

The LA Times spoke with Christopher Nolan and Tom Shone in relation to Shone’s new retrospective book on Nolan “The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan”. Here’s what Christopher Nolan had to say about the current release of Tenet:

It is, though, an argument for taking movies seriously. And it’s out in a moment when the film business is facing existential challenges because of COVID-19. How do you see the outlook for movies?

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Nolan: Well, it’s a difficult question to speak to. If you’re talking about the acceleration of existing trends, that’s something I started reading right at the beginning of the pandemic. And it ignores the reality that 2019 was the biggest year for theatrical films in history. They’d made the most money. The admissions were huge. So to me, it’s much more about: What’s the new reality we’re living in?

Warner Bros. released “Tenet,” and I’m thrilled that it has made almost $350 million. But I am worried that the studios are drawing the wrong conclusions from our release — that rather than looking at where the film has worked well and how that can provide them with much needed revenue, they’re looking at where it hasn’t lived up to pre-COVID expectations and will start using that as an excuse to make exhibition take all the losses from the pandemic instead of getting in the game and adapting — or rebuilding our business, in other words.

Long term, moviegoing is a part of life, like restaurants and everything else. But right now, everybody has to adapt to a new reality.

Although some are saying that the US release may be considered a failure, Box Office Pro reports the following:

“Warner Bros.’ TENET registered its first domestic weekend under $1 million, earning $885k from 1,601 locations. The Christopher Nolan thriller is the top-grossing new release in North America since the pandemic with $53.8 million. … Internationally TENET earned $3.3 million from 62 markets over the weekend, including a $277k debut in Brazil (1,000 screens). Top global markets for the title include China ($66.5M), North America ($53.8M), Japan ($24.1M), UK ($22.7M), and France ($22.5M).”

Tenet’s international box office is USD293 million giving it a total of USD346.8 million. To check out previous box office head to our roundup HERE.

To read the full LA Times article click on the link above.