Australian audiences will be among the first to see previews of Tenet
Australian audiences may be among the first in the world getting to see Christopher Nolan's much-anticipated blockbuster Tenet.
Warner-affiliated distributor Village Roadshow has confirmed paid preview screenings of Tenet will go ahead here in all but one state during the weekend of Saturday August 22 and Sunday August 23. The film's official Australian release date will be August 27.
Robert Pattinson in Tenet. Imdb
Hoyts confirmed that it will be one of the circuits holding advance previews from next weekend. Tickets go on sale from Friday.
One Australian state is certain to miss out on the festivities, with Victoria currently in a state of lockdown after a flare-up in coronavirus cases. The state government announced a state of disaster on August 2.
With the exception of Victoria, cinemas are slowly heading back to normal around the country. Consulting firm Gower Street Analytics said that last week, Australian cinemas accounting for 67 per cent of box office capacity were open and functioning.
Australian audiences may be among the first to see Christopher Nolan's new film Tenet. Warner Bros. Television
The federal government ordered all traditional cinemas to close from March 23 and started to allow some re-openings from mid-June. In between, box office was only sustained by drive-in cinemas.
Weekly box office climbed to a weekly plateau of around $2.4 million, before dropping back to $1.8 million by July 23-26.
For the past two weekends, the chart has been headed by Russell Crowe-starring Unhinged, which has now managed a cumulative $1.7 million.
The release of Tenet is expected to be a major boon for movie theatres around the world. The movie's global release plan is below:
Wednesday, Aug. 26: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, U.K.
Thursday, Aug. 27: Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates
Friday, Aug. 28: East Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Norway, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Vietnam
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