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Bleecker Street is pushing up the theatrical debut of Alex Gibney's nearly four-hour documentary "Musk" to October 9, citing intense demand for the film about the world's richest man.

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**Bleecker Street** moved up the theatrical release of the "Musk" documentary to October 9 in response to overwhelming audience interest

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**Alex Gibney's** film about the world's richest man runs 3 hours and 45 minutes with a 10-minute intermission

Bleecker Street Moves Up ‘Musk’ Doc Theatrical Release Due To Overwhelming Demand — SkimNews

By Deadline · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-09-14

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Bleecker Street moved up the theatrical release of the "Musk" documentary to October 9 in response to overwhelming audience interest
Alex Gibney's film about the world's richest man runs 3 hours and 45 minutes with a 10-minute intermission
The documentary holds its North American premiere later Monday
The accelerated release signals unusual early demand for a nearly four-hour-long documentary about Elon Musk

Why it matters: A distributor pulling a release date forward — rather than pushing it back — is a rare move that signals demand outpaced internal projections, and doing so for a 3-hour-45-minute film suggests Musk's polarizing public profile is driving ticket interest before reviews even surface.