Oppenheimer Box Office record: Highest grossing film in 97-YO TCL Chinese Theatre's history

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

magnum opus Oppenheimer has broken a new record at the US box office. Oppenheimer has broken the record held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) at Los Angeles’ iconic TCL Chinese Theatre. Here are the details.

The Cillian Murphy starrer grossed $1.53 million in its first three weeks (by August 9) at the TCL Chinese Theatre in LA, compared to the same figure reached by Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 15 weeks of its release in 2015. Oppenheimer overtook the previous record of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at $1.51 million.

The J Robert Oppenheimer biopic earned $114.2 million from its IMAX screenings itself, thus earning it the title of the 8th highest-grossing IMAX release in the history of cinema. Oppenheimer is the second film to cross $100 million at the IMAX box office. It may be noted that Christopher Nolan shot Oppenheimer in full frame IMAX 15 Perf 70mm Film. This format can only be played in 30 theaters around the world, including at the 97-year-old TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Collider quotes Brett Fellman, an executive with the TCL Chinese Theatre, as saying, «It's been a historic run for us at the TCL Chinese, with weeks of sold-out shows. We've added 6 am shows for the last four weekends to satisfy audience demand.”

The Chinese Theatre opened on May 18, 1927, with the premiere of Cecil B. DeMille's silent film The King of Kings. In the same year, actor Norma Talmadge accidentally stepped onto some wet cement at the theater. Thus, a tradition was established of celebrities leaving a signature in the forecourt of the theater. In 2013, the Chinese Theatre was renamed TCL after