Tenet Loses Competition From Local South Korean Films

Poster Tenet (Warner Bros)

JAKARTA - South Korea is the first country to broadcast Tenet films exclusively. This Christopher Nolan-directed film airs outside the United States (US) earlier than in its home country.

Launching Variety, Tuesday, August 25, two days after its premiere, there is no sign that Tenet will reach its sales target. However, it experienced an increase in viewership which resulted in 368 thousand US dollars and 347 thousand US dollars on 590 screens.

That figure still places Tenet in second place after the film Deliver Us From Evil, a film from Negeri Ginseng which won 4 million viewers during its broadcast.

Tenet's path to winning the box office title seems even more difficult after last week a new COVID-19 case emerged in downtown Seoul. This led South Korea's National Health Ministry to recommend limiting large meeting rooms to 50 people. Automatically, the cinema business is also hampered.

South Korea, which was initially recovering, had to postpone screenings of films such as The Golden Holiday and the promotion of Space Sweepers, starring Song Joong Ki.

Following South Korea, ticket sales for the Tenet film are currently taking place in Australia and Europe.

While its competitor, Mulan from Disney, chose to go to Disney + with rental facilities. Viewers must pay even if they have activated a subscription to the streaming service.

Tenet tells about the main character going into a time where he must prevent World War 3. The main character does not experience time travel but an inversion of time. This film puts John David Washington and Robert Pattinson as the main stars.

At this time, Warner Bros. has not officially announced the sale of the Tenet film. But on the other hand, film critics say Tenet is Christopher Nolan's best film.