Amid boycott call; Oppenheimer doing great in Indian Box office

Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, is still doing well at the Indian box office in its second week. 

According to a Business Today report, the film is doing well despite the contentious moment in which the titular character is shown quoting the Bhagavad Gita during a lovemaking sequence.

Oppenheimer was released on July 21, simultaneously with Greta Gerwig’s adaption of Barbie, starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie. 

The Christopher Nolan-directed film, along with Barbie, grossed a total of 100 crore in its first week at the Indian box office.

Oppenheimer in Indian Box Office:

Oppenheimer alone earned 73.20 crore in the first week, with additions of 4.35 crore and 7.25 crore on its second Friday and Saturday, respectively. Its nine-day collection thus stands at 84.80 crore.

Given the positive word-of-mouth and tremendous momentum at the Indian box office, as well as the fact that Sunday is a holiday, the picture is expected to perform strongly on the second Sunday as well.

The Bhagavad Gita controversy:

Oppenheimer was released last Friday; a certain scene is being called out by a few Indian audiences. The titular character of J Robert Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy, is pictured having sex with psychologist Jean Tatlock (Florence Pugh) as she questions him to read a verse from what seems to be a Sanskrit book, whose title or cover is not seeable. 

On Jean’s insistence, a confused Oppenheimer reads out the verse she tells at: “Now, I become Death, destroyer of the world.”

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