This year has been quite unusual in the world of cinema. Major studios are facing massive financial crises, and they are also dealing with an almost unprecedented strike in Hollywood, which is causing an irreversible change in the industry. However, this doesn’t prevent some films from continuing to be major successes.
This is the case with Barbie, the movie starring Margot Robbie, which has had an incredible box office performance, and also with Super Mario, an animated film that has surprised everyone. But there’s another film that is surpassing all expectations: Oppenheimer.
The highest-grossing biopic in history
The film directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy faced tough competition when it was released alongside Barbie, but it has followed its own path and has now achieved an incredible record: it has become the highest-grossing biopic in history, reaching $912 million in box office revenue.
Thanks to this record, Nolan has surpassed a movie that was already a phenomenon in itself: Bohemian Rhapsody. Released in 2018, the film about Freddie Mercury and Queen managed to gross $911 million worldwide and also elevated Rami Malek, an actor who also appears in Oppenheimer, and earned him an Oscar for Best Actor.
With this precedent, it’s reasonable to assume that Oppenheimer won’t go unnoticed by the audience and will be a new film to consider during the awards season. Typically, Nolan isn’t particularly favored by the Academy, but it’s clear that the merits are more than enough for him to finally receive the recognition he has earned over the years. Will he finally redeem himself and reach a specialized audience that looks beyond his films?
