Christopher Nolan’s latest film, Oppenheimer, has surged as one of the top IMAX releases in terms of global box office results, according to Collider.
Oppenheimer earned 146.4 million dollars in IMAX venues alone, accounting for more than twenty percent of the movie’s worldwide gross of 718 million dollars. It sits among the highest-grossing IMAX releases in history, ranking as the fifth all-time in this format.
The production benefited from a 70mm presentation and a substantial IMAX rollout, with the director himself recommending audiences see it on the largest screen possible.
Avatar, James Cameron’s enduring epic, remains the benchmark for IMAX performance, having accumulated about 270 million dollars from its initial release and subsequent re-releases in recent years.
Starring Cillian Murphy, the film chronicles the life of Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist credited with leading the development of the atomic bomb. Since its release, it has faced criticism in India for a scene containing a line from the Bhagavad Gita. Additionally, the film was censored in parts of Asia, with certain scenes altered or omitted, including a depiction related to Florence Pugh.
In related discussion, Murphy has described Nolan’s project as a standout in the director’s body of work, praising the film’s ambition and execution. The broader conversation around the project includes admiration for its scope and the performances that anchor its narrative.
In a separate note, a historic broadcast dispute in Latvia involved a television project linked to the former Soyuzmultfilm era, with a reported 20 million rubles allocated for a penguin character named Lolo.
Source attribution and industry analysis continue to frame the film’s reception across markets, highlighting how IMAX can amplify cinematic impact and audience engagement. Source: Collider. Source: Box Office Mojo.