Rahul Malhotra is a news writer at Collider specialising in box office coverage, and Indian cinema. He has been contributing to Collider for 3 years.
The Big Picture Just when you thought that Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer had concluded the first chapter in its epic narrative, having delivered major box office numbers and won several Oscars, the movie pulled out one final card from under its sleeve. This weekend, thanks to a surprisingly successful run in Japan, the epic biographical thriller became Nolan’s biggest-ever release in overseas markets, ahead of contemporary classics such as Inception and The Dark Knight.
Despite inflation playing a key role, it’s remarkable to consider that Oppenheimer — a dense, three-hour epic about the creation of the world’s first atomic bombs — has out-grossed two of the most popular Batman films in history outside North America. Nolan admitted last year that the film’s box office performance far exceeded what he, or his collaborators at Universal, had anticipated.
The movie earned Nolan his first Best Director Oscar, in addition to winning the Best Picture honor at this year’s ceremony. Murphy and his co-star, Robert Downey Jr. also won acting awards, while composer Ludwig Göransson, cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, and editor Jennifer Lame won Oscars in their respective categories. It’s inevitable that Oppenheimer will one day pass the $1 billion mark globally, but for now, Nolan and his crew can rest on their laurels.
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