Amid the ongoing success of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, the biographical epic about the father of the atomic bomb is on track to break a rather unusual box office record. 

Oppenheimer is nothing short of a global phenomenon, having already made it to the top 10 highest-grossing R-rated movies of all time with its $650 million box office haul and a 93% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. 

Sure, it’s not earned as much as Barbie – which dropped on the same day – but 1) this isn’t a movie based on a toy and 2) it’s for adult audiences only. Oppenheimer is a masterful examination of the Manhattan Project, the creation of the world’s first nuke, and the man at the center of it.

Thanks to such a huge demand, Nolan’s latest project has just extended its IMAX run so audiences can make the most of seeing it on the biggest screen possible – and now the film is set to break another box office record. 

Oppenheimer set to break unusual box office record

This week, as Oppenheimer hit new box office targets, it was revealed that Christopher Nolan’s historical flick is on track to be the highest-grossing US movie that never hit the number one spot at the domestic box office.