Oppenheimer became the highest-grossing biopic

Tolga Çapacı
2 min readSep 18, 2023

Oppenheimer, which was released together with Barbie and occupied the agenda for a long time, became the highest-grossing biopic.

Famous director Christopher Nolan’s latest film, “Oppenheimer,” which tells the story of the creation of the atomic bomb, may not have surpassed Barbie in total box office earnings, but it managed to break records in a different category.

Oppenheimer became the highest-grossing film among biopics

The creation of the atomic bomb proved to be more popular than one of the biggest rock bands at the box office. “Oppenheimer” became the highest-grossing biographical film to date by surpassing “Bohemian Rhapsody” in worldwide earnings.

Following its ninth weekend in theaters, “Oppenheimer” has grossed over $912 million worldwide, earning an additional $12 million. This figure propelled “Oppenheimer” ahead of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the biographical film about Freddie Mercury, which previously held the biographical film record with $902 million.

The Barbie movie is very close to reaching the $1 billion box office mark. Released on July 21

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