Christopher NolansOppenheimerofficially launched inChinatoday, grossing an estimated $5.4M.
The Douban critics score at 8.7 is on par with 2012sThe Dark Knight Rises.
The weekend is shaping up to land in the $20M+ range, based on early estimates.
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The China opening figure includes $300K in midnight shows.
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Nolans films have a strong track record in China.
It was the No.
1 offshore market on 2010sInception, No.
2 on 2012sThe Dark Knight Rises, and tops for 2014sInterstellarand 2020sTenet.
Still, local films have taken precedence over Hollywood in recent months and this is a competitive landscape.
Either way,Oppenheimerwill soon cross $800M globally.
Through Tuesday, its global gross is $788.9M with $487.7M from theinternational box office.
The latter puts it ahead ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.
4 Hollywood title of the year overseas.
To date, Oppenheimer is the biggest Nolan film of all time in 56 offshore markets.
