Cillian Murphy as Robert J Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's biopic
Cillian Murphy as Robert J Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's biopic Image Credit: IMdB

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden took a break from their Delaware beach vacation to see the summer blockbuster ‘Oppenheimer’.

The Bidens, after a quick dinner at Matt’s Fish Camp in nearby Lewes on August 1, went to an early evening showing of the three-hour movie about the life of Manhattan Project mastermind J Robert Oppenheimer.

The Bidens chose ‘Oppenheimer’ over the even bigger blockbuster ‘Barbie’, which was showing at the same time at the Movies at Midway theatre.

The total box office in US and Canadian theatres on the opening weekend was more than $300 million (Dh1,101.92 million), the fourth highest ever. Warner Bros.’ ‘Barbie’ grossed $162 million (Dh595.04 million) domestically, the best opening of the year. Universal’s ‘Oppenheimer’ took in $82.4 million (Dh302.66 million).

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US First Lady Jill Biden and US President Joe Biden ride bikes through Gordon's Pond State Park in US. Image Credit: AFP

Director Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ tells the story of the man who changed the course of the world’s history by shepherding the development of the first atom bomb.

In a brief exchange with reporters after the movie, Biden called the film “compelling”.