Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’.Photo:Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures
Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures
Oppenheimerhas hit another box office milestone.
As of Thursday,Box Office MojocountsChristopher Nolan’s latest movie — a biopic centered around American theoretical physicist and Manhattan Project scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer — as the third highest-grossing movie of the year at the global box office.
The World War II-focused drama has now grossed $854 million worldwide, surpassingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s total, which sits at $845.5 million across the world. The only two films that have made more money globally so far this year areBarbieandThe Super Mario Bros.Movie, which have each grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.
In North America,Oppenheimerremains this year’s fifth-highest grossing movie.BarbieandSuper Mario Bros.are also on top at thedomestic box office, withSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseand the end Marvel Studios’Guardianstrilogy standing in third and fourth place, respectively.
Oppenheimerhas made $311.2 million domestically and $542.8 million at the international box office. Without adjusting for inflation, the movie is 53-year-old Nolan’s biggest box office hit worldwide since 2012’sThe Dark Knight Rises, which did cross the $1 billion mark globally.
Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’.Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures
OppenheimerandBarbienotably both opened in theaters on July 21, creating the fan-driven “Barbenheimer” box office phenomenon that resulted in the best single weekend at the box office so far this year, perBox Office Mojo.Oppenheimeropened to $82.4 million and helped boost the nation’s largest movie theater chain, AMC Theatres, to themost revenue made from admissions in a single weekin the company’s entire history.
After those films’outstanding opening weekend, outlets likeVarietyreported that July 21-23 was the highest collective opening weekend for the domestic box office since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Florence Pugh and Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’.Universal Pictures
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OppenheimerstarsCillian Murphyas J. Robert Oppenheimer, whileEmily Bluntportrays his wife Kitty. Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett andDavid Krumholtzalso play significant roles in the film among anensemble castthat also includesKenneth Branagh, Bennie Safdie, Josh Peck and Jack Quaid, among others.
Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’.Universal Pictures
Oppenheimeris in theaters now.
source: people.com
