Most profitable biopics of all time worldwide 2023

As of September 2023, "Oppenheimer" was the highest-grossing biopic of all time with a global box office revenue of 912.6 million U.S. dollars, while "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "American Sniper" ranked second and third respectively. “Oppenheimer” became Christopher Nolan’s third highest-grossing movie at the domestic box office, surpassing “Inception”. Oppenheimer: an explosive hit At the end of its theatrical run, Christopher Nolan’s period drama collected a domestic box office revenue of around 330 million U.S. dollars, and nearly one billion dollars internationally. The Barbenheimer phenomenon, which took theaters by storm during the summer of 2023, helped propel the biopic to incredible heights. “Oppenheimer” was the third highest-grossing movie of the year, after Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”, the adaptation of the popular video game. Road to the Academy Awards The 96th edition of the Oscars ceremony, which took place on March 10, showed that “Oppenheimer” was more than box office gold; the movie took home a total of seven golden statuettes, among them the coveted “Best Picture” and “Best Actor in a Leading Performance” for Cillian Murphy. While biopics are often accused of being Oscar bait, many of them proved themselves to be vehicles for success, especially for acting categories – such as Will Smith winning in 2021 for his depiction of Richard Williams in “King Richard”, or Rami Malek in 2018 for “Bohemian Rhapsody”.

截至2023年9月，“奥本海默”成为史上票房收入最高的传记电影，全球票房总额高达9.126亿美元，而“波西米亚狂想曲”和“美国狙击手”分别位列第二和第三。克里斯托弗·诺兰的这部历史剧在国内票房上也取得了第三高的成绩，超越了《盗梦空间》。

《奥本海默》：一部爆炸性的成功之作
在其上映期结束之际，克里斯托弗·诺兰执导的这部时期剧在国内票房上收获约3.3亿美元，在国际市场上则达到了近10亿美元。2023年夏季席卷影院的“巴本海默现象”助力这部传记电影攀升至令人瞩目的高度。《奥本海默》成为了年度票房第三高的电影，仅次于格蕾塔·葛韦格的《芭比》和《超级马里奥兄弟大电影》，后者是根据流行游戏改编的。

通往奥斯卡之路
第96届奥斯卡颁奖典礼于3月10日举行，展现了“奥本海默”不仅仅是一部票房赢家；该电影共获得了七座金像奖，其中包括备受瞩目的“最佳影片”以及为西里安·墨菲颁发的“最佳男主角”奖项。尽管传记电影常被指责为奥斯卡的诱饵，但许多电影证明了它们是成功的载体，尤其是在表演类别中——例如，威尔·史密斯在2021年凭借在《国王理查德》中饰演的理查德·威廉姆斯一角获得奖项，或拉米·马雷克在2018年凭借《波西米亚狂想曲》获得奖项。