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Home » MOVIES » Christopher Nolan Earns Estimated $72M from ‘Oppenheimer’: One of the Biggest Director Payouts Ever

Christopher Nolan Earns Estimated $72M from ‘Oppenheimer’: One of the Biggest Director Payouts Ever

Christopher Nolan made this through a deal with Universal, where he gets 15% of the movie's earnings from the start, even before the studio covers its costs.

ARUN VENUGOPAL by ARUN VENUGOPAL
March 9, 2024
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Christopher Nolan Earns Estimated $72M from 'Oppenheimer': One of the Biggest Director Payouts Ever

Christopher Nolan is estimated to have earned $72 million from ‘Oppenheimer‘, potentially making it one of the largest sums ever paid to a director.

How Much Did Christopher Nolan Earn From ‘Oppenheimer’?

According to Forbes, Nolan is estimated to have earned $72 million from “Oppenheimer,” which represents 15% of the movie’s box office revenue, home video sales, and licensing for its first streaming window. This figure is expected to rise further as the film is resold to streaming platforms and licensed in the future.

One talent manager who represents A-listers says, “He (Nolan) is the biggest movie star in the world right now.”

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Christopher Nolan Earns Estimated $72M from 'Oppenheimer': One of the Biggest Director Payouts Ever

‘Oppenheimer’ received 13 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Sound, and Best Film Editing.

‘Oppenheimer’ was released in theaters on July 21, 2023, and became a huge success, grossing over $942 million worldwide. It claimed the third-highest-grossing film of the year, the top-grossing World War II-related film, the highest-grossing biographical film, and the second-highest-grossing R-rated film.

RELATED: How Did Oppenheimer’s Atomic Bomb Emerge from Science Experiments?

From Nolan, ‘Oppenheimer’ tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer (played by Cillian Murphy), a brilliant theoretical physicist who was appointed as the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II, and Oppenheimer’s journey as he works tirelessly to develop the atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project, a top-secret government initiative. He works closely with Leslie Groves (played by Matt Damon), a military leader tasked with overseeing the project, and faces opposition from scientists who question the morality of creating such a destructive weapon.

The film stars Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt as Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, Damon as Leslie Groves, Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie as Edward Teller, Michael Angarano as Robert Serber, Josh Hartnett as Ernest Lawrence, Kenneth Branagh, Dane DeHaan, Dylan Arnold as Frank Oppenheimer, David Krumholtz as Isidor Isaac Rabi, Alden Ehrenreich, Matthew Modine as Vannevar Bush, Jack Quaid, David Dastmalchian, Jason Clarke, Josh Peck as Kenneth Bainbridge, Devon Bostick as Seth Neddermeyer, Alex Wolff, Tony Goldwyn, Scott Grimes, Josh Zuckerman, and James D’Arcy.

‘Oppenheimer’ is now available on VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, iTunes, and Google Play Movies & TV. Read our review.

RELATED: Robert Downey Jr. Wins BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in ‘Oppenheimer’

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