Nicole Kidman celebrates major milestone with erotic thriller Babygirl – after revealing her daughters won’t be watching her latest sex scenes

Nicole Kidman has reached a major milestone with her latest film Babygirl.

The erotic thriller, which was released in the US on Christmas Day, received rave reviews from fans and critics alike, thanks in large part to the Australian actress’ bravura performance.

The film, which will be released in Australia later this month, has already surpassed its $20 million budget in worldwide sales.

This is especially notable for Kidman, as she hasn’t starred in a film that grossed more than $20 million in nearly two decades.

Her last leading role to reach the $20 million mark was in Baz Luhrmann’s epic Australia in 2008.

Although she appeared in successful films that surpassed this figure, such as the Aquaman and Paddington franchises, Babygirl is her first film in 17 years to prominently feature her name.

As of January 13, the film had grossed $21.7 million in the United States and Canada and $3.6 million elsewhere.

The film earned $2.8 million in its first two days in the US and grossed $4.4 million from 2,115 theaters in its opening weekend.

The star was nominated for her twentieth Golden Globe for her role as Babygirl, which received rave reviews from critics and won her the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival in September.

Called one of the sexiest films of the year, Babygirl sees Nicole play Romy, a middle-aged executive married to theater director Jacob (Antonio Bandaras).

Dissatisfied with her sex life, she finds what she was looking for in an intern at work, Samuel (Harris Dickinson), with whom she enters into a BSDM-like relationship.

Nicole said the film aims to show female sexual pleasure as it really is – albeit with the help of a co-star half her age.

Because of the sexually charged content, Nicole said she doesn’t want the daughters she shares with musician Keith Urban, Sunday Rose, 16, and 14-year-old Faith Margaret, to watch it.

There won’t be too many arguments in the Kidman-Urban household over the ban either, as Nicole’s daughters agree with the Babygirl ban.

The film, which will be released in Australia later this month, has already exceeded its $20 million budget in worldwide sales.

This is quite a milestone for Nicole, who hasn’t starred in a movie that grossed more than $20 million in almost two decades. Her last starring role in cracking the magical $20 million dollar figure was in 2008’s Baz Luhrmann epic Australia.

“Well, my daughters don’t see it,” Nicole said The Telegraphand added, “But they also stated that they don’t want to see it. Neither of us has any interest in seeing Mom like this.”

Nicole has previously said she had to fake sex so much during filming that she “nearly burned out,” but at the same time admits she was terrified of doing the “grunting” scenes.

“Don’t forget the growl,” she said. ‘That was actually all scary, and I told Halina (Reijn, writer and director of the film) at the beginning how scared I was.

“But she said, ‘I’ll take you there.’ It will be safe, but I want the shame, I want the fight.”

‘Because a large part of Romy’s sexuality is wrapped up in her struggle to let go. She can act, but she can’t let go.

“And I think that’s a common thread that runs through a lot of female sexuality: what they think it should be versus what it actually is.”

Speak with Vanity fair Ahead of the Venice Film Festival premiere, Nicole revealed she wasn’t sure she could watch the racy scenes in a cinema full of people.

‘There’s something inside me that says, “Okay, this was made for the big screen and to be seen with people.” I’m not sure I have that much courage,” Nicole told the publication.

The star was nominated for her 20th Golden Globe for her role as Babygirl, which received rave reviews from critics and won her the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival in September.

Babygirl sees Nicole play Romy, a middle-aged director who begins an illicit affair with an intern

“I’ve made some films that are quite exposing, but not like this,” she added of the “confrontational” experience.

Nicole shared her concerns about audiences seeing the sex scenes, admitting that the “fragile” filming process left her feeling “ragged.”

“It’s like, golly, I’m doing this, and it’s going to be seen by the world now. It’s a very strange feeling,” she said.

“This is something you hide in your home videos. It’s not something that would normally be seen by the world.”