Christopher
Nolan's
$200
million-budgeted
blockbuster,
Tenet,
has
finally
hit
screens
in
India.
The
film
starring
John
David
Washington,
Robert
Pattinson,
Elizabeth
Debicki,
Dimple
Kapadia,
Michael
Caine,
and
Kenneth
Branagh
is
one
of
the
biggest
releases
of
the
year.
The
film
has
grossed
nearly
USD
350
million
globally
in
two
months
and
is
also
expected
to
boot
video
on
demand
sales
in
international
markets.
The
big-budget
sci-fi
adventure
film
released
after
three
months
of
delay
in
India
on
December
4,
2020,
and
revealed
that
moviegoers
are
not
yet
ready
to
take
some
risks
for
good
films.
Despite
the
low
footfall
expectancy,
reports
revealed
that
over
25,000
tickets
were
sold
in
advance
booking.
Last
week
Indian
box
office
saw
the
first
theatrical
release
post
lockdown.
The
Bollywood
venture
titled
Suraj
Pe
Mangal
Bhari
could
not
attract
the
audience
in
large
numbers
and
collected
around
Rs
one
crore.
Fans
have
been
excited
to
see
Dimple
Kapadia
in
her
first
Hollywood
film,
but
the
numbers
showed
otherwise.
However,
it
has
returned
some
normalcy
to
the
theatres.
According
to
a
report
in
BoxofficeIndia.com,
Tenet
minted
an
estimated
Rs
1.1
crore
to
Rs
1.2
crore
nett
on
its
opening
day.
Analyst
Karan
Taurani
(Vice
President
at
Elara
Capital)
had
said
the
film
is
expected
to
at
Rs
3
to
Rs
4
crore
for
day
one.
As
for
opening
weekend
business,
the
film
will
earn
Rs
7
to
Rs
8
crore.
Tenet
reportedly
is
expected
to
do
lifetime
business
of
Rs
15
crore
in
India.
Notably,
Nolan
had
addressed
Tenet's
worldwide
box
office
numbers
and
said
he
is
thrilled
but
concerned
that
other
studios
weren't
as
impressed
by
the
figure.
"I
am
worried
that
the
studios
are
drawing
the
wrong
conclusions
from
our
release
-
that
rather
than
looking
at
where
the
film
has
worked
well
and
how
that
can
provide
them
with
much-needed
revenue,
they're
looking
at
where
it
hasn't
lived
up
to
pre-COVID
expectations
and
will
start
using
that
as
an
excuse
to
make
exhibition
take
all
the
losses
from
the
pandemic
instead
of
getting
in
the
game
and
adapting
-
or
rebuilding
our
business,
in
other
words," Nolan
said.
"Long
term,
moviegoing
is
a
part
of
life,
like
restaurants
and
everything
else.
But
right
now,
everybody
has
to
adapt
to
a
new
reality,"
he
added.