Every Nolan Movie Budget vs Box Office: 12 Films, 1 Flop

QTR July 9, 2025
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This video goes through all 12 Christopher Nolan movies, breaking down each one's production budget and final box office performance — including the only film that officially lost money. Spoiler: it's not Following. From Memento's indie success to The Dark Knight's billion-dollar haul, to Tenet's pandemic-era release, and Oppenheimer's near-billion total, this is the full picture: how much each film cost, how much it made, what the expectations were, and how they were received. We cover early low-budget hits, the rise of the Dark Knight Trilogy, Nolan's jump to original blockbusters like Inception, and the one time a $200 million studio project didn't pay off. No speculation. Just the actual box office data. You might also like: Every Tarantino Movie Budget vs Box Office: 9 Films, 1 Flop https://youtu.be/osM3F93qZpY June 2025's Biggest Box Office Bombs (6 Flops in a Row!) https://youtu.be/XaTeBErY4d0 0:00 - Intro 0:24 - Following (1998) 1:13 - Memento (2000) 2:09 - Insomnia (2002) 3:06 - Batman Begins (2005) 4:14 - The Prestige (2006) 5:03 - The Dark Knight (2008) 6:05 - Inception (2010) 7:16 - The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 8:21 - Interstellar (2014) 9:17 - Dunkirk (2017) 10:14 - Tenet (2020) 11:28 - Oppenheimer (2023) Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit that bell icon for more TV & movie magic. #nolanbestmovies #christophernolan #nolanmovieslist #nolanhitandflopmovies #directorhitsandflops #Oppenheimer #Tenet #boxoffice

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