SINGAPORE - The highly anticipated science-fiction movie Tenet earned $763,765 in its opening weekend in Singapore, a figure that shows strong, though not record-breaking, audience interest in a film that is the forerunner for a slate of delayed major Hollywood releases.
Cinema seating in Singapore is subject to social-distancing rules that have limited capacity to about 25 per cent. Another factor that might have restricted takings for Tenet is its length, which reduces the number of screenings that can be held each day. It clocks in at 150 minutes, while Busan is over 30 minutes shorter, at 116 minutes.
The action-thriller stars John David Washington, Robert Pattinson and Elizabeth Debicki in an adventure that takes place across opposing time streams.Mr Ng Peng Hui, managing director at Tenet distributor Warner Bros Singapore, says that the movie exhibition business in Singapore needs a Hollywood crowd-puller at this time.