Best Picture winner Oppenheimer earns an additional $2.5 million in Japan ... trends now
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While most of the world has seen Oppenheimer, the people of Japan are finally getting their first look at the film... with an impressive box office debut.
Oppenheimer - which debuted in the U.S. and most global markets back in July - took in $2.5 million in its opening weekend in Japan, via Variety.
The film from director Christopher Nolan - who with his wife/producer Emma Thomas are slated to be knighted - opened in 343 theaters in Japan.
It took third place at the box office, behind local films - horror film Strange House and animated film Haikyu.
The tally also represents the highest opening for an American-made film in Japan this year, ahead of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom ($1.6 million) and Dune: Part Two ($1.3 million).
While most of the world has seen Oppenheimer , the people of Japan are finally getting their first look at the film... with an impressive box office debut
Oppenheimer - which debuted in the U.S. and most global markets back in July - took in $2.5 million in its opening weekend in Japan, via Variety
The Japanese debut now brings Oppenheimer to $965.1 million worldwide, from a $100 million budget.
While it's not terribly uncommon for Hollywood films to debut in Japan months after the initial release, it wasn't certain if the film would
