The UK cinema industry is understood to be lobbying the government to approve a proposed reopening scheme that would see venues welcome customers by the end of June.
All UK cinemas closed in the week before the official lockdown on 23 March.
Last week, plans were unveiled for cinemas in the Czech Republic and Norway to reopen later in May.
Yesterday, Kristian Connelly, the CEO of Australian chain Cinema Nova, confirmed they too were banking on Tenet galvanising business once cinemas reopening, calling the film “a totem guiding the industry towards its reboot.”