Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer will set another record in its historic opening at the global box office, becoming the highest-grossing biopic in history after surpassing the 2018 musical, Bohemian Rhapsody, which recorded The story of the life of iconic musician Freddie Mercury and, more broadly, the rich career of legendary band Queen.
Bohemian Rhapsody grossed $910.8 million on an estimated $55 million budget, an astonishing box office success by any measure. Even though Oppenheimer had a larger budget of $100 million, it has now surpassed that at the box office with $912.7 million and could win the biopic title along with the many other awards it has won. won during its hugely successful run since its launch on July 21.
Oppenheimer tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist who served as director of the Manhattan Project, based in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The Manhattan Project was a secret research group responsible for developing and fielding the first weapon of mass destruction, with the goal of using it to end World War II. Cillian Murphy plays the eponymous Oppenheimer, alongside Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Matt Damon, Kenneth Branagh, Jason Clarke, Josh Harnett, Dylan Arnold, Benny Safdie, James D'Arcy, Tony Goldwyn, Olivia Thirlby and Jack. Quaid, to name a few.
Rami Malek's cinematic universe
Of course, the biggest winner in this fight is Rami Malek, who appears in both films, albeit in significantly different roles in terms of screen time. Malek, as everyone remembers, won his first Oscar for playing Queen singer Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. While his role in Oppenheimer was little more than a glorified cameo, he appeared on screen for a few minutes as David Hill, one of the scientists who idolized Oppenheimer's work and whose testimony informed him. revealed a plot against Oppenheimer by Lewis Strauss (played by Robert Downey Jr. in the film), which cost Strauss his position as United States Secretary of Commerce.
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