Is “Wonder Woman 1984” going to be delayed yet again? The first weekend of “Tenet” in North America proved that it’s going to be a long road ahead for Christopher Nolan’s film. “Tenet” grossed just $20 million during labor day weekend, which means it’s going to stay in theaters for the next few months to come, just to gross whatever it was supposed to have made in a pandemic-less world. Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, protections were that Nolan’s film would have opened with a box-office of anywhere between $60-$85 million.
With “Tenet” staying put in theaters until at least November, Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. will likely delay “Wonder Woman 1984” from its October 2 release date to sometime in November or even December. Meanwhile, the report also claims that “Dune” is likely being delayed as well until early 2021. No wonder both of these films had no release date stamped on their new trailers.
It doesn’t help the WB that New York City and Los Angeles, the two biggest movie markets, won’t reopen their cinemas until late September/early October or even beyond that. The WB wants “Tenet” to open in those cities before they move on to their next big titles. It only makes sense. However what does that mean for other studios’ fall blockbuster releases such as “Candyman,” “Death on the Nile,” “No Time to Die,” and “Black Widow”? Time will tell but expect more shakeups in the days and weeks to come.