Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Oppenheimer continues to be a force to be reckoned with at the box office, pushing past two films to become the highest-grossing World War II movie ever made. Directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer stars Cillian Murphy as the titular American theoretical physicist. The film has been one of the best-reviewed of Nolan's career and audiences have been turning out to see the historical drama in droves.
Now, according to THR, Oppenheimer's worldwide box office has now hit $559.2 million, making it the highest-grossing World War II movie of all time. Nolan's latest effort beats his 2017 movie Dunkirk, which sits in second place with $527 million, and Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan in third place with $482 million . Spielberg's 1998 movie is widely considered to be one of the best war movies ever made.
Oppenheimer's Box Office Success Explained Over the last two decades, Nolan has proven himself one of the most talented and exciting filmmakers working in Hollywood today. With acclaimed movies like The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, and Dunkirk under his belt, Nolan himself is now a reliable draw for audiences. Oppenheimer also remained shrouded in mystery for many months, with trailers hyping the film's horror-movie-like approach to the life and career of J.
Early on it also became clear that the Oppenheimer cast wouldn't just be the most impressive of Nolan's career, but one of the most impressive casts to be assembled in the history of movies. With actors like Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, and Matt Damon, among many others, the star power alone was undoubtedly a big draw.
No discussion of Oppenheimer's success would be complete, however, without mentioning the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon. Oppenheimer's shared release date with Greta Gerwig's Barbie and the meme-able differences in tone between the two movies ultimately became a celebration of both, with tens of thousands of people actually opting for a double feature during the movies' opening weekends.
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