Tenet (2020)

Directed by
	Christopher Nolan

Starring
	John David Washington	The Protagonist
	Robert Pattinson	Neil
	Elizabeth Debicki	Kat
	Dimple Kapadia	Priya
	Michael Caine	Michael Crosby
	Kenneth Branagh	Andrei Sator
	Aaron Taylor-Johnson	Ives
	Clemence Poesy	Barbara
	Fiona Dourif	Wheeler
	Himesh Patel	Mahir
	Andrew Howard	Stephen
	Wes Chatham	Sammy
	Martin Donovan	Victor
	Yuri Kolokolnikov	Quinton
	Jack Cutmore-Scott
	Jonathan Camp	Archibald
	Anthony Molinari	Rohan
	Sean Avery	Red Soldier 1
	Jeremy Theobald	Steward
	Jefferson Hall	Actor
	Rich Ceraulo Ko	Timmy
	Laurie Shepherd	Max
	Mark Krenik	Toby
	Denzil Smith	Liam
	Kenneth Wolf Andersen Haugen	Tourist in Oslo
	Marcel Sabat	Gaunt Russian
	Julia-Maria Arnolds	Nanny
	Marek Angelstok	Usher
	John Orantes	Red Soldier 2
	Michael Cox	Soldier
	Caleb Spillyards	Blue Soldier
	Klaus Peeter Ruutli	SWAT #1
	Daniel Olesk	SWAT #2
	Anterro Ahonen	Military Officer
	Schezaad Ausman	High Security Guard
	Trent Buxton	Soldier
	Kadrolsha Ona Carole	Pedestrian
	Bern Collaço	Posh Restaurant Customer
	Phil DiGennaro	Ruslan Kershnov
	Ross Donnelly	Soldier
	Glenn Lawrence	Russian Soldier
	Ingrid Margus	Usher
	Lisa Marie	Soldier
	Katie McCabe	Flight Attendant Anne
	Matthew McDonald	Soldier in Tent
	Ronald Pelin	Art Gallery Employee
	Aleksei Podlesnov	Pedestrian
	Jimmy Star	Pedestrian
	Martin Tonumaa
	Carina Velva	Tourist in Oslo
	Jess Weber	Soldier

12th February 2021

Didn't enjoy this movie, confusing and at times just dumb - some parts make no sense - over long and lack ability to keep attention.

Great Reviews

2nd September 2020

This film is already shaping up to be one of the highest-grossing movies of 2020.

Larry Wyse

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UK Box Office Info

Highest Place
1

Weeks at No.1
8

Weeks top 15
13

Total weeks
21

Total UK Gross:

£17,510,652

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Tenet - Original release

28 Aug 2020

£5,335,654

4 Sep 2020

1▲▼

£2,151,490

£10,006,540

11 Sep 2020

1▲▼

£1,233,090

£12,446,578

18 Sep 2020

1▲▼

£796,309

£13,879,635

25 Sep 2020

1▲▼

£648,517

£14,995,041

2 Oct 2020

1▲▼

£628,247

£15,948,191

9 Oct 2020

1▲▼

£296,049

£16,563,616

16 Oct 2020

1▲▼

£187,275

£16,877,908

23 Oct 2020

4▼

£134,968

£17,122,299

30 Oct 2020

6▼

£98,794

£17,361,041

6 Nov 2020

16▼

£425

£17,414,252

13 Nov 2020

8▲

£1,479

£17,416,648

20 Nov 2020

8▲▼

£1,212

£17,418,700

27 Nov 2020

8▲▼

£756

£17,420,052

4 Dec 2020

18▼

£8,189

£17,433,096

11 Dec 2020

23▼

£11,435

£17,454,173

18 Dec 2020

22▲

£5,705

£17,466,321

25 Dec 2020

26▼

£55

£17,467,059

24 Feb 2023

42▼

£3,515

£17,475,441

Rerelease

14 Jul 2023

39▲

£1,055

£17,479,421

23 Feb 2024

30▲

£21,158

£17,510,652

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
1

Weeks at No.1
5

Weeks top 15
17

Total Weeks
32

Total US Gross:

$58,456,624

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

4 Sep 2020

$18,500,000

11 Sep 2020

1▲▼

$6,700,000

$29,500,000

18 Sep 2020

1▲▼

$4,700,000

$36,100,000

25 Sep 2020

1▲▼

$3,400,000

$41,200,000

2 Oct 2020

1▲▼

$2,700,000

$45,100,000

9 Oct 2020

2▼

$2,100,000

$48,300,000

16 Oct 2020

3▼

$1,600,000

$50,600,000

23 Oct 2020

4▼

$1,300,000

$52,500,000

30 Oct 2020

4▲▼

$885,000

$53,800,000

6 Nov 2020

5▼

$905,000

$55,100,000

13 Nov 2020

6▼

$735,000

$56,300,000

20 Nov 2020

8▼

$360,000

$56,900,000

27 Nov 2020

8▲▼

$300,000

$57,400,000

4 Dec 2020

11▼

$180,000

$57,600,000

11 Dec 2020

15▼

$130,480

$57,792,044

18 Dec 2020

14▲

$85,760

$57,935,986

25 Dec 2020

21▼

$14,000

$58,021,023

1 Jan 2021

16▲

$20,000

$58,071,440

8 Jan 2021

13▲

$25,973

$58,107,658

15 Jan 2021

18▼

$12,538

$58,130,644

22 Jan 2021

19▼

$14,340

$58,150,150

29 Jan 2021

22▼

$8,250

$58,163,044

5 Feb 2021

23▼

$7,053

$58,172,004

12 Feb 2021

26▼

$6,513

$58,180,482

19 Feb 2021

27▼

$6,220

$58,189,350

26 Feb 2021

30▼

$4,114

$58,195,065

5 Mar 2021

25▲

$16,306

$58,212,247

12 Mar 2021

25▲▼

$23,561

$58,242,138

19 Mar 2021

23▲

$71,629

$58,327,692

26 Mar 2021

24▼

$42,178

$58,408,334

2 Apr 2021

23▲

$23,467

$58,448,918

9 Apr 2021

33▼

$2,443

$58,454,822

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Info

Highest Place
1

Weeks at No.1
3

Weeks top 15
16

Total Weeks
19

Total Global Gross:

$363,656,624

Global Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

28 Aug 2020

$53,600,000

4 Sep 2020

1▲

$126,000,000

$146,200,000

11 Sep 2020

1▲▼

$177,000,000

$207,000,000

18 Sep 2020

1▲▼

$25,478,217

$217,219,913

25 Sep 2020

2▼

$19,200,000

$284,900,000

2 Oct 2020

3▼

$14,200,000

$307,100,000

9 Oct 2020

3▲▼

$9,800,000

$323,500,000

16 Oct 2020

5▼

$4,404,055

$334,000,000

23 Oct 2020

6▼

$3,515,614

$364,806,539

30 Oct 2020

10▼

$2,216,094

$367,080,939

6 Nov 2020

9▲

$1,832,385

$367,154,907

13 Nov 2020

11▼

$1,318,115

$368,700,000

20 Nov 2020

13▼

$746,398

$369,300,000

27 Nov 2020

7▲

$872,144

$369,800,000

4 Dec 2020

12▼

$584,670

$370,900,000

11 Dec 2020

14▼

$615,642

$371,400,000

18 Dec 2020

18▼

$231,167

$371,995,000

25 Dec 2020

36▼

$79,800

$372,074,800

1 Jan 2021

41▼

$20,245

$372,095,045

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown

Australia release date: 22nd August 2020
France release date: 24th August 2020
Austria release date: 26th August 2020
Belgium release date: 26th August 2020
Bulgaria release date: 26th August 2020

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£17,510,652

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Tenet

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US total gross
$58,456,624

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Global total gross
$363,656,624

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447

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14th January 2021

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