Overview
- Quentin Tarantino’s unified version of Kill Bill began its first commercial theatrical run across North America on Dec. 5, with reports citing roughly 1,198 screens and a 15‑minute intermission.
- The 4 hours 35 minutes presentation restores and expands material, including an extended animated chapter for O‑Ren Ishii and a fully color House of Blue Leaves fight.
- The re-edit removes a cliffhanger tease from the earlier split release and trims a brief direct‑address intro, reshaping the story’s rhythm without adding major new live‑action scenes.
- Critics praise the cohesive pacing and especially Uma Thurman’s lead performance, with some reviewers questioning the overall length and the value of added gore.
- A new post‑credits Fortnite short, Yuki’s Revenge, features motion‑capture animation and Tarantino voicing Bill; reactions are mixed, while early box‑office reports cite about $1.6 million on opening day and weekend projections near $4 million alongside an initially high Rotten Tomatoes snapshot based on limited reviews.