Oppenheimer: Star Cast, Budget, Plot, Collection and Reviews

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Oppenheimer Collection

Christopher Nolan’s much-awaited film, «Oppenheimer,» has made a tremendous impact on Indian theaters. According to early estimates from industry tracker Sacnilk, the movie raked in an impressive Rs. 13-14 crore on its opening day in India. Starring Cillian Murphy as the renowned theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the film was released on July 21. «Oppenheimer» grossed Rs. 14.50 crore on its opening Friday, followed by an impressive Rs. 17.25 crore on its Saturday and a similar figure of around Rs. 17.25 crore on Sunday, as per early estimates.

Audiences were buzzing with excitement, especially due to the iconic clash between Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. On the opening day, «Oppenheimer» outperformed «Barbie» by a significant margin. While «Barbie» managed to collect Rs. 5-5.50 crore, «Oppenheimer» claimed the title of the biggest opening for a Hollywood film in India this year, even surpassing Tom Cruise’s «Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,» which had earned Rs. 12.50 crore on its opening day. Moreover, «Oppenheimer» also outperformed Vin Diesel’s «Fast X,» which had previously debuted in India with Rs. 12.50 crore on May 19.

Nolan’s Ambitious Oppenheimer: Details Revealed

Christopher Nolan is back with his most ambitious project to date, the nuclear-war inspired period piece titled Oppenheimer. Featuring a star-filled cast and jaw-dropping recreations of the Manhattan Project, this movie has us all eagerly awaiting its release. After Warner Bros’ decision to simultaneously release their movies in theaters and on HBO Max caused dissension between them and Nolan, Universal swooped in with a deal too good to turn down. Now, filmmakers have an array of resources available for bringing Oppenheimer to life. If you’re anxious to know more about what we can expect from this fascinating film, you’ve come to the right place. Dive deep into all there is to know about Oppenheimer – Release Date,  Star Cast,  Plot, Budget, and Reviews!

Exciting Release Date

Nolan’s upcoming war movie, Oppenheimer, is set to launch on July 21, 2023. Reports indicate that the acclaimed director has specified a 100-day theatrical window for his work along with a three-week buffer period before and after the release. 

With this in mind, and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie releasing the same day, it could be an incredibly busy summer for film buffs next year. Despite this long-term planning, there’s always the potential that disruptions may occur—but at present, everything is looking set for release as scheduled.

Oppenheimer Star Cast

Movie Budget

Unlike some of the big-budget Hollywood movies released recently, Oppenheimer was made with a relatively smaller budget. Reports suggest that it cost $100 million to make the film, not including marketing and publicity costs. This may have prevented it from getting caught in a trap of overwhelming breakeven figures. It is believed that the movie must earn approximately $400 million worldwide to be a success. However, given the amount of pre-release interest and the good word-of-mouth so far, this should be easily achievable.

Oppenheimer Plot

The plot of Oppenheimer draws on American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a biography released in 2005 that chronicles the scientist’s work that earned him the moniker “father of the atom bomb”. As this book goes beyond only covering his involvement with the Manhattan Project, it’s likely the movie will explore more deeply into Oppenheimer’s life prior to this period and how he transitioned into being a theoretical physicist. Evidence from glimpses of initial footage suggests that it indeed will do so, with signs like a countdown timer hinting at the atomic bomb’s detonation.

Oppenheimer Reviews

Film critic Bilge Ebiri described Christopher Nolan’s new movie OPPENHEIMER as «incredible» and «fearsome». He lauded it as a «relentlessly paced, insanely detailed, intricate historical drama that builds and builds until Nolan brings the hammer down in a most astonishing and shattering way».

Jonathan Dean praised it as an audacious, inventive and complex film saying that Murphy was good but the support essential, with Damon, Downey Jr. and Ehrenreich even bring gags. 

Gregory Ellwood called it Robert Downey Jr.’s moment and questioned if it was Nolan’s best film till date.

Matt Maytum from Total Film called Oppenheimer a ‘character study on the grandest scale’ saying that it had a sublime central performance by Cillian Murphy, with its tension, structure, sense of scale, startling sound design and remarkable visuals adding to the wow factor.

We still await confirmation of the Oppenheimer OTT streaming release date, but speculations suggest it will come in October 2023. As the movie is produced by Universal Pictures, it may enjoy a 45-day exclusive stay in theaters, running until September that year. Subsequently, fans could then enjoy a digital HD (VOD) release prior to its availability for streaming.