14 Years Later, Christopher Nolan Officially Has Another $1 Billion Blockbuster

Director Christopher Nolan admitted that his 2023 release, the biographical thriller Oppenheimer, exceeded his and the studio's commercial expectations. That said, the movie fell painfully short of the coveted $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, concluding its global theatrical run with $975 million. Had it managed to gross $25 million more, it would have become Nolan's third film to generate more than $1 billion globally, after The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. Oppenheimer could still join the elite club if it's ever re-released, but Nolan didn't have to wait too long to deliver his third billion-dollar blockbuster. His latest epic, The Odyssey, has passed the massive milestone in just three weeks of release.