TENET was released at the end of the August and has been in theatres for over two weeks. It has collected around $207 million across the globe and for the film this is not actually a good number but the verdict here cannot really come from the number due to the circumstances.

The fact remains it has done as well as the Covid-19 impact has allowed it to. The better performances for the film have come where the virus has allowed it to. The big nations in Europe like United Kingdom, Germany and France have had good numbers but Coronavirus cases saw big rises last week and that has seen larger falls in the third weekend (not in whole numbers but weekend to weekend as first weekend was extended). There have been regional lockdows but more than, the rise in numbers affects the public mentality and less people go out. It will probably be tough in Europe now as cases rises. Some Far East countries have also done well.

The disappointment is the home market (USA) with collections still short of $30 million. There are many major cities where cinemas are not open like New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle and many others. Still the bigger reason for low collections is that the virus is not in control in USA like it was in Europe a few weeks back. There are still around 50k infections daily in the states and this number has to come down for more people to come back to the cinemas.

The final worldwide number may go to the $250 million mark depending on how USA holds and how the rising cases hit European markets and the film should open up in some other markets also in time. Considering the situation this is a good result though obviously the film needed more to cover its costs. But that was always going to be a tough task unless China took to it in a big way.