Im surprised Oppenheimer didn’t do better
I think it will do well long term. Barbie will fizzle out at 200 million. Oppenheimer will go 350 million by the end.
I saw Oppenheimer last night. Overall, an interesting biopic but I don’t think it will do well with most audiences. It is way too long, intellectual and muddled in places. Lots of politics injected into the movie. But, to it’s credit, it did not glorify Communism at all. They also tried to shoehorn nudity into the movie in some very awkward places.
Strauss (the movie’s nominal villain) was actually right on a lot of points, but was portrayed as a vindictive deep-stater (before such a thing was defined). I read his bio on Wikipedia. He was a very fascinating guy who held a lot of top level jobs despite having NO higher education credentials.
“Im surprised Oppenheimer didn’t do better”
It’s got a star-studded cast and interesting weapons/special effects, but at the end of the day “Oppenheimer” is a history/period flick. Remember, teens are the most frequent movie-goers in this day and age. I’m not shocked that Oppenheimer is failing to put up comic-book blockbuster numbers.
Oppenheimer opened at $33 Million which is remarkable for a serious drama, and the fact it is a 3 hour film. Question is do most of the those going to see it understand what it is about?
The town ran out of Marxists.