Oppenheimer, Which Grossed $975M & Won Best Picture, Could’ve Done The Same Had It Released On Netflix, Says Exec

A Netflix executive claims that Oppenheimer could have done just as well on Netflix as its theatrical release. A Best Picture winner, Oppenheimer received rave reviews and was widely considered the magnum opus of acclaimed director Christopher Nolan. It was released on the same day as Greta Gerwig’s Barbie in 2023’s infamous Barbenheimer event. While Barbie came out on top in that box office battle, Oppenheimer‘s gross was still nearly $1 billion. It brought in $975 million worldwide and was the third-highest grossing movie of 2023.

Speaking with Puck, Netflix’s chief content officer Bela Bajaria now argues that Oppenheimer could have done just as well on Netflix. Check out Bajaria’s full quote below:

But would Oppenheimer have been Oppenheimer had it aired on Netflix? That’s a perfect example.

Yes.

You think so?

Yes. We would have done an amazing qualifying run. So many people obviously would have watched it. It was a great movie. And I think it would have had that.

We’re going to just need to disagree here.

We’re going to totally disagree about this. And here’s the thing: There’s a lot of people who love going to the movies. I love going to the movies. It’s just, we want to make great movies on Netflix. This idea of, Everything theatrical is bigger and lasting, you have to think about all those other movies except for the four or five we just talked about.

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Source: Puck