Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Hits $400 Million Worldwide

Christopher Nolan‘s ‘Oppenheimer‘ has grossed $400 million at the worldwide box office, with a total domestic gross of $173.9 million and an international gross of $221.5 million, making a combined total of $395.4 million worldwide. The film is currently playing in 3,647 theaters domestically.

According to reports, ‘Oppenheimer’ is projected to make $46 million in its second week at the domestic box office, setting a new record for the biggest second weekend ever for an R-rated movie. Read our review.

Box Office: ‘Oppenheimer’ $400M, ‘Barbie’ $600M Worldwide

Greta Gerwig‘s ‘Barbie‘ has surpassed $600 million worldwide. The film earned an estimated $29.0 million on Friday from 4,337 locations, bringing its total domestic gross to approximately $287.40 million. The film set a record by crossing half a billion in under a week.

From Christopher 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 Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt as Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, Matt 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 playing in theaters—the DVD release date: November 21, 2023. The VOD release is set for October.