Oppenheimer It became one of the highest-grossing films of 2023, surpassing $900 million at the global box office.
Christopher Nolan’s II about theoretical physicist and Manhattan Project scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer. The World War II biopic earned another $12.8 million over the weekend, including $10.7 million from foreign markets and $2.1 million domestically, according to Box Office Mojo.
“For Oppenheimer Senior Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian said breaking the $900 million global mark after just nine weeks in theaters was a remarkable achievement. Variation. “It shows how a great movie with a superstar director and a star-studded cast can turn a three-hour historical epic into a mainstream blockbuster hit.”
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As of Monday, the film has surpassed the record by grossing $912,701,115. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 with Barbie And Super Mario Brothers. Film ranked first and second respectively; both gross more than $1 billion worldwide.
Among the films released in North America this year: Oppenheimer It ranks fifth in terms of gross earnings. First two rows — occupied Barbie And Super Mario Brothers. – being followed Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse And guards trilogy.
“The last few miles of any theater show are the most challenging,” Dergarabedian added. Variation. “But at this point […] “It’s a total winner no matter what the final result is.”
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The fan-made “Barbenheimer” phenomenon was born on July 21. Oppenheimer And Barbie According to Box Office Mojo, it is in theaters with the best weekend gross at the box office this year. Oppenheimer It grossed $82.4 million and propelled AMC Theaters, the nation’s largest movie theater chain, to the highest weekly admission revenue in the company’s history.
Without adjusting for inflation, the film became Nolan’s most lucrative global release since 2012. The Dark Knight RisesThis exceeded the global $1 billion threshold.
The film stars Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer and Emily Blunt as his wife Kitty. The film also features a star-studded cast including Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett and David Krumholtz in critical roles. Other notable actors: Kenneth Branagh, Benny Safdie, Josh Peck and Jack Quaid and others.
Oppenheimer Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer By Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin.