Oppenheimer‘s digital release has been scheduled for late fall of 2023. With a spectacular hold at the box office, Universal Pictures’ $900 million-earning biopic continues to earn big numbers eying close to a $330M run in the US alone, which may also explain why Christopher Nolan‘s historical drama is being held off from its VOD release while Barbie is already available.
Sorry Nolan fans but unlike Barbie, Oppenheimer won’t be arriving on streaming services anytime this month. While the Barbenheimer trend allowed for both blockbuster titles to find success at the box office – it appears Universal Pictures has pushed off its OTT release for theatre exclusivity, possibly in hopes of improving its BO earnings which inches closer to $1 billion.
Since the post-pandemic era, even blockbusters like Doctor Strange 2 were released for home viewing after its 45-day theatrical window. But that’s not the case for Oppenheimer – with an A CinemaScore and approximately just $86M away from reaching $1B (as of this writing) – it’s certainly reasonable for Nolan’s biopic to extend its theatre run. furthermore, Chris’s contract with the studio allowed Oppenheimer to hold a 100-day exclusive theatrical window.
When & where will Oppenheimer release on VOD services via OTTs?
Fortunately, Nolan fans will have to wait only till “late November” for its home release, as revealed by producer Emma Thomas while speaking to AP. So on its arrival on digital retail platforms, Oppenheimer will be available for SVOD for a small price on Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu, etc.
Those expecting to tune in on the biopic without paying an additional charge through their streaming subscription will have to wait longer. After its digital window, the historical drama will arrive on Peacock and in countries where the NBCUniversal streaming service is unavailable – the movie should be expected to arrive on Prime Video due to Amazon’s licensing deal with Universal.
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While Christopher Nolan’s films have largely resulted in ROI for studios – none have come close to besting the record set by The Dark Knight Rises from a decade ago. Though Oppie’s massive BO success has already gone past the filmmaker’s expectations.
Who would ever tell that Oppie had such explosive legs?#Oppenheimer grossed 228k on its 9th MON at US #BoxOffice, with SPECTACULAR hold, dropping just -20.3% drop from last MON, the best hold of the day.#ChristopherNolan’s biopic hits a 318.9M US cume.
Eyeing a 323M-330M run in… pic.twitter.com/HIOQpiXxHx— Luiz Fernando (@Luiz_Fernando_J) September 19, 2023
Oppenheimer currently holds the record for being the highest-earning biopic and a potential $1B would increase its chances at dethroning Warner Bros. Pictures’ Joker movie to take the first spot in the all-time worldwide box office for R-rated movies. Can Nolan’s flick emerge victorious by the end of its theater run? Let us know in the comments below.
