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There is no shortage of social media opponents, however, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” has many reasons to celebrate its national opening on September 3. Certainly: if Warner Bros. I had to wait for the opening of New York and Los Angeles, this date would be very important. Unlikely. These regions are historically so vital that many films open first only in those two cities, but with “Tenet” we can expect the opposite: it will premiere almost unless in those giant metropolitan areas.
As Warner Bros. announced, “Tenet” will be displayed in “some” cities. Not everything. They know that they will not play in the first place, adding in the two main markets of the country. Given COVID-19, everything is a matter of replacement; However, today, this asterisk will have to stick to any long-term planning. Nolan’s film is scheduled to be released in 50 territories between 26 and 28 August, adding Germany, Canada, united Kingdom, France, Italy, Korea and Australia; other primary countries such as Russia and Japan join soon after. China also approved the film’s release, but undated.
Theatres are already operating in most of these countries; In the United States today, forty-five states allow domestic theaters to operate (with protective precautions) in all or a maximum of locations. Due to the lack of new product, Maximum has not yet done so. To prevent the opening of September 3, governments close them, and that is much more complicated than delaying the opening authorization.
We have talked about exhibition resources in some of the riskiest spaces that are wondering if they will set the date, however it is transparent that maximum cinemas will open up in the country as planned. They are not irresponsible people, but the survival of their business depends on it. And they’re going to play “Tenet.”
Most of the American population now has indoor theaters to watch “Tenet” on September 3, and most of them have movie parks as a backup. Even in COVID-19 hot spots like Atlanta and Houston, indoor theaters are open; spaces that prohibit theatre openings can simply change.
On the first 3 national circuits, Cinemark has already opened some locations. Regal’s online page offers August 21 as a target, and AMC said it expects to open until the end of August for maximum theaters, if not sooner. Wide releases are scheduled to begin on August 21 with “Unhinged” (Solstice), “Antebellum” (Lionsgate), “Words On Bathroom Walls” and a reissue of “Inception” (Warner Bros.). Everyone deserves to play with primary marketing and wide distribution, as usual. Expect more videos to be available.
It’s in three weeks. Making this date will be the first step towards launching “Tenet” thirteen days later, on September 3. Other cinemas can wait, this film to reopen on September 3 practices to influence decisions. The hope is that the two weeks leading up to “Tenet” will create a forward momentum (also: one of the reasons foreign territories will get the film first).
We have compiled an exhaustive list of regulations for newly in-force theatre openings; our resources come with extensive studies through the National Association of Theater Owners, as well as external auditing. In addition, reported revenue from open theaters last weekend showed that indoor theaters operated in more than 40 states.
According to this data, only Arizona, California, New Jersey and New York face movie theater closures across the state. Arizona has a reopening date on August 9; the others have a date. Some urban areas, such as Seattle and Detroit, also have approval.
Most states have capacity limits. Some diversity of 25% to 66% consistent with the auditorium; others have a maximum express, regardless of the length of the auditorium. Various social estrangement regulations are at stake everywhere.
In total, even if all of California and New York simply don’t open and some other regions, more than 80% of the population would still have the chance to see “Tenet” in a theater. Not that all viewers in those numbers will be present; an indeterminate component of the audience, really extensive, will not back down even if it is hailed as the largest film ever made.
Again: all of this is in the current state of affairs. That’s the problem. The last six months show that making predictions of the company is crazy. But the same is true that it may not happen.
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