I haven't had a chance

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Dukul12345

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I haven't had a chance to see the movie yet.

If I use got/gotten instead of had would it be correct?
 
I suspect that some people may use gotten there, but not got, I think.

There are two commonly used verb patterns that carry similar meaning:

have a chance to do something
get a chance to do something


That said, I suggest you use had, which is much better with present perfect. In past simple sentences, or sentences about the future, the second pattern is good.
 
I haven't gotten a chance to see the movie yet is correct and natural in American English. It means very nearly the same thing as I haven't had a chance to see the movie yet.
 
Interesting that the BrE preferred form doesn't work.
 
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