Oppenheimer
Summary
Oppenheimer ’s Japan handout just broke a Christopher Nolan box office record that had been in place for 12 years . Chronicling the life and career ofAmerican theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer , Nolan ’s latest motion picture has been a smash hit with both audience and critics since its release in theaters last summer . The pic just recently publish in theaters in Japan follow a lengthy period of deliberation due to the biopic ’s field matter , continuing the motion-picture show ’s hot streak .
Per a Modern written report fromCollider , Oppenheimerhas now made $ 5.5 million at the box position over the course of its last two workweek of availability in Japan . This has press the film ’s overseas tally to $ 640 million , beatingThe Dark Knight mount ' overseas total of $ 634 million to become Nolan ’s highest - gross film outside of North America . See the chart below for Nolan ’s top three highest - grossing movies overseas :
Christopher Nolan Movie
Overseas Box Office
$ 640 million
The Dark Knight Rises
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$ 634 million
Inception
$ 542 million
Oppenheimerhas made $ 329.9 million domestically for a universal aggregate of $ 968.3 million .
When Could Christopher Nolan Break His New Oppenheimer Record?
The Director’s Next Project Could Be More Conventionally Commercial
WhenOppenheimerwas first harbinger , there was small indication that it would go on to become one of the director ’s highest - grossing movies . The film , after all , is an R - rat historical drama that clocks in at more than three hour , all gene that can usually hinder box office public presentation . Thanks to the raveOppenheimerreviews , stellar word of mouth , and hoopla from the Barbenheimer phenomenon , however , the pic has now made $ 968.3 million worldwide .
If there was any interrogative sentence whether Nolan ’s name alone is enough to sell a film , there likely is n’t now . Eyes are already on the manager regarding what he will tackle next , but nothing official has yet been declare . One report has suggest thatNolan ’s next movie might be a remakeof 1967 miniseriesThe Prisoner , a classic espionage thriller . If this is the typeface , Nolan ’s next pic might be more conventionally commercial-grade , potentially coiffure him up to part his Modern overseas record .
That being said , Tenetwas an espionage thriller with a sci - fi twirl , arguably more commercial on the surface thanOppenheimeris , and this film was a renowned corner office bomb . This movie did , however , release at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and earned somewhat mixed reviews . It remain to be seen what Nolan will do next , butOppenheimer ’s victory could set the film maker up for even greater succeeder in the future .
rootage : Collider
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Cast
Oppenheimer is a film by Christopher Nolan , which follows the theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer , the man behind the nuclear bomb . Cillian Murphy will play the nominal role , with the tale based on the playscript American Prometheus : The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin .
