Christopher Nolan made bank with his latest blockbuster film, Oppenheimer.
After the film earned Nolan his first Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture, the UK director will take home upwards of $100 million for the film, Deadline reports. The total comes from his "salary, backend compensation, box-office escalators and a bonus for his twin Academy Awards," per the report.
Overall, the film scored seven Oscars on Sunday night, including Best Actor (Cillian Murphy), Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.) and Best Original Score (Ludwig Göransson).
After his Oscar-winning feats, speculation is that Nolan will attempt a remake of 1960 the series The Prisoner.
"To the Academy, movies are just a little bit over 100 years old,” Nolan said during his Best Director acceptance speech. “We don’t know where this incredible journey is going from here. But to know that you think I’m a meaningful part of it means the world to me."
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