Christopher Nolan has always been a visionary director by pouring his soul into any movie that he makes. With iconic films such as Interstellar, Inception, and, The Dark Knight to his name, Nolan has crossed the $1 billion mark twice in his career.
The director’s recent magnum opus starring Cillian Murphy managed to earn $946 million at the global box office, just short of $54 million for the billion-dollar mark. Well, it seems there’s a reason why Oppenheimer is getting re-released in IMAX theaters for another week.
Oppenheimer Is Getting Re-released For A Reason!
Being an iconic visionary director, it seems a surprising thing that Christopher Nolan’s films do not cross the $1 billion mark often. To date, Nolan’s two superhero films, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises are the only two movies of Nolan to have crossed the $1 billion mark.
With Oppenheimer, the film managed to earn $946.9 million at the global box office, just shy of $54.1 million away from reaching the billion-dollar mark. As per a tweet, the 2023 movie is getting a re-release on IMAX screens for one more week and alleged that the reason for the re-release is to reach a certain milestone.
Christopher Nolan’s ‘OPPENHEIMER’ will be re-released in IMAX theaters for one more week.
The movie is only $54M away from reaching the $1B mark. pic.twitter.com/l8Z59gUz0o
— The Hollywood Handle (@HollywoodHandle) November 1, 2023
As intended, fans rallied around the director in the hopes of achieving the $1 billion mark.
I Really want this film to make 1 billion. I’m tempted to buy a ticket and not watch it. I’m just busy this November
— Josué | Cinema Freak (@JosueLovesMovie) November 1, 2023
Let’s go boys pic.twitter.com/BYw8s2mBmO
— Varun.A (@VarunA64396917) November 1, 2023
THH really making $54M sound like pennies pic.twitter.com/MstLUKejX5
— Riley (@rilesatwork) November 1, 2023
it makes me mad i only saw it TWICE
— aja 🩸🗡️ (@grindhousebabe) September 26, 2023
rerelease oppenheimer in imax 70mm again pic.twitter.com/XRG4lN7v6t
— aja 🩸🗡️ (@grindhousebabe) September 26, 2023
The film is set for a rerelease date of 3rd November 2023 (this Friday) as people find their way to the nearest select theater screens. We sure hope the film crosses the $1 billion mark this time.
Christopher Nolan Claims Oppenheimer Is Not A Biopic
Well, Cillian Murphy did portray the role of J. Robert Oppenheimer who was the real-life scientist responsible for creating the atomic bomb but, Oppenheimer is not a biopic. At least, according to director Christopher Nolan’s talks at the City University of New York event.
“Biopic is something that applies to a film that is not quite registering in a dramatic fashion. You don’t talk about ‘Laurence of Arabia’ as a biopic. You don’t talk about ‘Citizen Kane’ as a biopic. It’s an adventure film. It’s a film about somebody’s life. It’s not a useful genre the same way drama is not a useful genre. It doesn’t give you anything to hold onto.”
With a rating of 8.5/10 on IMDB and a whopping 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, Oppenheimer will be rereleased on 3rd November on select IMAX screens across the U.S. for people to see.
