How Oppenheimer became the unlikeliest blockbuster of the year

Christopher Nolan's three-hour historical drama just sped past the $900m mark, becoming the biggest biopic ever, but how did he do it? To bet against Christopher Nolan is to bet against the house - which is to lose like a fool - and yet he still came into summer movie season looking like something of an underdog. In the great Barbenheimer clash of 23, Mattel's smiley plastic plaything had a handful of built-in advantages: it was a peppy, colorful, feel-good comedy featuring one of the brightest ...