1905 Film News The annual blockbuster "Oppenheimer" has been released in North America, and the box office grossed US$80.5 million on the first three days of its release. Although it did not exceed 100 million, it also exceeded the expectations of industry insiders. The box office exceeded the 62.8 million of "Inception" in the same period, and it was also the best opening result of an R-rated movie after the epidemic.
At the same time, "Oppenheimer" received US$10.5 million in advance in North America on Thursday, entering the top five in 2023, second only to "Barbie" released on the same day and three super blockbusters from Marvel and DC. It is not easy for a biographical film based on real historical figures, and it is an R-rated film, to have such a box office performance. There is no official figure for the production cost of the film, but industry estimates put it at $100 million.
The film is adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning work "American Prometheus: Oppenheimer's Victory and Tragedy", which tells the story of Oppenheimer, the father of the American atomic bomb, who developed the atomic bomb. As a biographical film, the story of "Oppenheimer" revolves around Robert Oppenheimer, an expert in theoretical physics. Because of his participation in the manufacture of the atomic bomb, he suffered a lot in his heart, and his complicated emotions continued throughout the rest of his life. The film has a stellar cast: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Ben Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan and many other stars have participated in the starring.
