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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Moviegoing audiences in North America are not rushing back to the theater just yet. In the second major weekend for U.S. and Canadian movie theaters, Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' earned only $6.7 million from 2,910 locations, according to studio estimates Sunday. Warner Bros' sci-fi thriller was viewed as the major litmus test for whether audiences were ready to embrace the theatrical experience again, after nearly six months of shuttered theaters due to COVID-19. Although it is enough to top the charts, it also isn't enough to jumpstart the struggling domestic exhibition industry. Even Warner Bros.' […]

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