Tenet Tops Box Office But Continues to Struggle

Tenet remains atop the box office in the United States, though it is still dealing with the effects of the pandemic. Many theaters remain closed and even where they are open many would-be moviegoers remain reluctant to resume the theater experience. This weekend, Tenet earned $4.7 weekend from 2,930 theaters, which is hardly what anyone would expect from the latest film by Christopher Nolan in its third week of release. But that's still enough to put it ahead of The New Mutants, in second place with $1.6 million, and opener Infidel, in third with $1.5 million.

According to the film's official synopsis, "John David Washington is the new Protagonist in Christopher Nolan's original sci-fi action spectacle Tenet. 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.

The film also stars Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, and Kenneth Branagh. Nolan wrote and directed the film, which was produced by Emma Thomas and Nolan. Thomas Hayslip served as executive producer. Nolan's behind-the-scenes creative team included director of photography Hoyte van Hoytema, production designer Nathan Crowley, editor Jennifer Lame, costume designer Jeffrey Kurland, visual effects supervisor Andrew Jackson, and special effects supervisor Scott Fisher. Ludwig Göransson composed the score."

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