It’s not clear to the naked eye, but whatever the reason, this business decision will make it a little harder for Daniel Craig to claim Thanksgiving weekend his own, unless this year’s Bond film somehow crushes it harder in its second weekend.
Which is definitely doable, but that has just a little less of a punch than delivering that weekend a strong opening blow.
Maybe there was some sort of behind-the-scenes calculation that made the move a wise one, or maybe EON Productions was trying to help ease the pain for US audience waiting for the next James Bond adventure.
But alas, for some strange reason, five days were a crucial enough gap that the studio felt it had to close, and No Time To Die sits in its current release frame.