One of the most successful films of this 2023, without a doubt. Oppenheimer, The film, directed by Christopher Nolan, is currently still playing in cinemas around the world. In the United States, the film was released on July 21, 2023, simultaneously with Greta Gerwig’s film. Barbie. This gave rise to Barbenheimer, a phenomenon that emerged online, with memes and videos celebrating the pairing of the two films. This did not happen in Italy, as Nolan’s film was released in all Bel Paese cinemas only on August 23, 2023. Among the latest results recorded by Oppenheimer’s film, the film surpassed Bohemian Rhapsody has become the highest-grossing biopic of all time to date.
Despite its three-hour duration, Nolan’s film was a real success at the box office and the box office doesn’t seem to want to stop. There are those who consider it a masterpiece, and the reason for its success is also its amazing cast, which includes Cillian Murphy as Professor Oppenheimer, as well as Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Gary Oldman, Emily Blunt, Josh Hartnett, Benny Safdie, Rami Malek, Michael Angarano, Benny Safdie, Dane DeHaan, Dylan Arnold and David Krumholtz.
The story follows the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the designer of the atomic bomb, who is forced to create this weapon and is tormented by the ambitions of his project, as well as what it might lead to, and how he has to deal with relationships with his family and his employees. Upon noticing what he has created, he becomes speechless and becomes very worried, even calling himself dead due to the devastating effects the atomic bomb could create.
Many believe that Nolan’s film could snag several statuettes at the next Oscars, and among the most likely nominations, according to fans, are Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr., even if there are those who think that in this case, a fight with Ryan Gosling would be the ideal result for the role of Ken in the film Barbie.
Oppenheimer superior Bohemian Rhapsody became the highest-grossing biopic of all time
Weekend from Friday 15 September to Sunday 17 September 2023 Oppenheimer set a new record, surpassing the global box office Bohemian Rhapsody, a film starring one of the stars of Nolan’s new film, Rami Malek, who won an Oscar in 2019 for best leading actor for bringing Freddie Mercury back to life. Beating the film dedicated to the leader of Queen, Oppenheimer has become the most successful first biopic in film history to date. In more detail, according to data published Cashier Mojo, Oppenheimer As of September 17, 2023, it has raised over $912,700,000 (912,701,115) with a goal of surpassing $1 billion in the next few days, and is today the third highest grossing fundraiser of 2023 after Barbie AND Super Mario Bros. – Movie. Please note that last weekend’s earnings are estimates, but are generally your estimate. Cashier Mojo they are not very different from actual receipts (usually reported a few days later). Anyway, Bohemian Rhapsody At the global box office, it collected 910 million 800 thousand dollars (910,809,311).
Myself Oppenheimer manages to surpass the billion-dollar mark, this will be the third time for Nolan that one of his films will reach this mark, and even the first original film (not a sequel), excluding the last two films of his Dark Knight trilogy (The Dark Knight arrived at 1,006,234,167 The Dark Knight Rises reached 1,081,169,825 according to Box Office Mojo). This could actually be a great starting point to try and hope that, as many are predicting, Oppenheimer could be nominated in many categories at the next Academy Awards.