Oppenheimer overtakes Bohemian Rhapsody as highest-grossing biopic after China release

Oppenheimer was released on July 21. It clashed with Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, which has gone well past the $1.4 billion mark at the global box office. On the other side of Barbie’s popular appeal, Oppenheimer is a dense film that largely consists of conversations. Despite this, the film has crossed the $900 million mark. Now, Oppenheimer has crossed another major landmark. 

3 things you need to know 

• Oppenheimer will now look to cross the USD 1 billion mark.
• Oppenheimer broke several records despite being an R-rated film, which limited its audience.
• It features Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Robert Downey Jr and others.

Oppenheimer becomes the highest-grossing biopic of all time 

Oppenheimer has recently become the highest-grossing biopic of all time. It overtook Rami Malek starrer Bohemian Rhapsody after grossing the $912 million mark. This came to be after Oppenheimer received a late release in China on September 1. After going over the $30 million mark in China, Oppenheimer also stands as the third highest-grossing film of 2023, only behind The Super Mario Bros and Barbie. 

(Matt Damon in a still from Oppenheimer | Image: IMDb)

Oppenheimer is the 2nd highest-grossing biopic in US

Oppenheimer, despite being three hours long and relatively lacking in any action, has gone on to become the second-highest-grossing biopic in the United States box office.

It stands behind only the Clint Eastwood directorial American Sniper (2014) at the US box office, which made $350 million. With $318 million minted domestically, Oppenheimer is ahead of the likes of The Blind Side (2012), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), The Greatest Showman (2017), A Beautiful Mind (2003), The Sound of Freedom (2023) and Straight Outta Compton (2015).