Overview
- The third Benoit Blanc film rolled out in a limited theatrical window starting November 26 ahead of today’s global streaming debut.
- Rotten Tomatoes scores opened around 92% from critics and 94% from audiences, indicating broadly positive reception.
- Major chains AMC, Regal, and Cinemark declined bookings over a longer exclusive window, pushing the release to arthouses and independents as Rian Johnson voiced frustration about availability.
- Despite the narrow footprint, reporting notes sold-out screenings in more than five hundred locations during the brief run.
- Reviews highlight a darker, faith-focused shift set in a Catholic parish and note Johnson’s structural tweak that delays Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc to later in the film.