Oppenheimer surpasses one of Nolan’s biggest global box office hits

Oppenheimer surpasses one of Nolan’s biggest global box office hits



Very solid success Oppenheimer

Not long ago, Cillian Murphy admitted that he would have loved to be a part of the cast ofInterstellar, one of Christopher Nolan’s greatest hits. In the case of the Irish actor, holder of the main role ofOppenheimerwould look for something to counter this regret, the success ofOppenheimer in the rooms it should make him happy. Indeed, at the end of its first five weeks of release, the biographical drama of the director of the trilogy The dark Knight just passed the $700 million mark at the global box office, even setting a mark aboveInterstellarreleased in 2014.

Interstellar
Interstellar © Warner Bros.

Indeed, with $718 million in box office receipts worldwideOppenheimer does better than the sci-fi film starring Matthew McConaughey, which stopped its counters – all releases and re-releases combined – at 715 million dollars. With this soundtrack, which is still expected to grow, Oppenheimer becomes Christopher Nolan’s fourth biggest hit at the box office overall, after The Dark Knight is resurrected (1.08 billion), The dark Knight (1.006 billion) e Start (837 million). If the billion seems – a priori – inaccessible, Oppenheimer could come very close to the performance ofStartand why not get over it.

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In front of Fast & Furious and in the wake of wonder

Who would have ever thought that the historical film with an austere subject, much more dialogue than explosive, would have attracted so many spectators in theaters all over the world? In a very successful year 2023 – Super Mario Bros. the film AND Barbie -, Oppenheimer even allows himself the luxury of surpassing very popular blockbusters. Thus, the film with Cillian Murphy has already passed FastX, which earned $704 million worldwide. Also leave in the rear view mirror SPider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (686 million).

J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) - Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) – Oppenheimer ©Universal Pictures

Oppenheimer it is currently the fourth best-performing film of the year, behind Super Mario Bros. the film, BarbieAND Guardians of the Galaxy 3. It could also, thanks to its strong momentum in international markets, surpass the performance of the MCU film at the global box office, which amounts to $845 million in revenue. In doing so, it would overcome Start to become Christopher Nolan’s third biggest hit and third biggest hit of 2023. Not bad for a historical and scientific biopic…

Source: Cine Serie

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