Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” Breaks Box Office Records, Surpasses $913 Million Worldwide
Nolan’s Epic Biopic Defies Expectations and Captivates Audiences
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There was always a lot of anticipation for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” The film’s studio believed it would be popular and successful. However, no one in the business anticipated that a long, verbose, R-rated drama released at the height of the summer movie season would bring in more than $900 million worldwide.
In third place after the “Dark Knight” sequels as of Monday, “Oppenheimer’s” global total of approximately $913 million made it Nolan’s highest-grossing movie overall. It is also the most successful biopic ever, surpassing “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and the third most popular movie of the year, behind “Barbie” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.” It is a stunning amount that has been made possible by a passion for films and big-screen viewings among audiences of all ages.
The movie was still playing on some of the busiest screens, including the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles and the AMC Lincoln Square in New York, even after nine weeks in theaters on 11 of the 25 screens that could display the coveted IMAX 70mm prints (Nolan’s preferred format).
Twenty-four of the top 25 highest-paying theaters that were showing “Oppenheimer” showed it in IMAX 70mm or 70mm. Over $20 million has been made domestically on the 25 IMAX 70mm screens; over $14 million has been made on conventional 70mm sites. This comes ten years after Kodak motion picture film stock production was on the verge of ceasing.
Theaters supported “Oppenheimer” from the start. Even a movie projector was put back into use, and the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre constructed a special booth. It was a labor of love, and it paid off handsomely: “Oppenheimer” has earned $2.3 million and is growing, breaking the previous record of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which had taken in $1.5 million over the course of 15 weeks.
Though every IMAX 70mm showing at AMC Lincoln Square was sold out for more than four weeks, it has the highest box office overall. In its tenth weekend, both venues are among the 10 that will keep showing the movie in IMAX 70mm. The IMAX 70mm run of “Dunkirk,” on the other hand, was completed in week eight.
In a time when even the most popular films are sometimes released in homes after only 45 days, “Oppenheimer” also continues to play exclusively in theaters into the autumn. Although “Barbie,” the film that opened with it, is now available on video-on-demand, “Oppenheimer” won’t be accessible for home viewing until late November, according to Thomas.
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