Christopher Nolan’s movie Oppenheimer has achieved a remarkable milestone by crossing the $700 million mark in global box office earnings. This places it as the fourth highest-grossing film of the year. After being in theaters for five weeks, this R-rated historical drama has amassed an impressive $718 million in worldwide box office revenue. It’s worth noting that $285 million of this total comes from North America, while a substantial $437 million has been earned internationally.
Oppenheimer has outperformed other major films such as Fast X ($704 million) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ($686 million). It’s currently trailing behind three other big hits: The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1.35 billion), Greta Gerwig’s Barbie ($1.279 billion), and Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 ($845 million).
These box office figures also position Oppenheimer as Christopher Nolan’s fourth highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing his 2014 movie Interstellar ($715 million). It still falls behind his other blockbuster hits: The Dark Knight ($1.006 billion), The Dark Knight Rises ($1.08 billion), and Inception ($837 million).
Additionally, Oppenheimer is Nolan’s highest-grossing release in 50 international markets, including countries like Germany, India, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia. In North America, the movie has maintained a spot in the top three for over a month, and it holds the title of being the highest-grossing R-rated film of the year, surpassing John Wick: Chapter 4 ($187 million). Overall, it ranks as the sixth biggest release of 2023, following Disney’s The Little Mermaid ($297 million).
Notably, Oppenheimer has been a massive hit in Imax theaters, raking in an impressive $146.4 million from these premium screens. It ranks as the fifth highest-grossing Imax film ever, with the top four being $2 billion blockbusters: Avatar and its sequel The Way of Water, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Avengers: Endgame.
Oppenheimer is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus and stars Cillian Murphy as the theoretical physicist who played a pivotal role in the development of the atomic bomb. The film’s ensemble cast also includes Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, and Alden Ehrenreich.
source: Variety
