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“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are cleaning up on their first weekend at the box office.
Both films opened Friday across the US and abroad, generating massive ticket sales and revenue with a whopping $511 million in total estimated proceeds, which rarely ever happens in the movie biz.
Hollywood’s bouncing back with a vengeance, leaving the pandemic in the rearview! Movie theatres across North America witnessed their largest crowds since “Avengers: Endgame” hit the screens back in April 2019.
TMZ.com
As for which flick took first prize … “Barbie”, starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie, snagged the top spot, raking in over $155 million in U.S. box office receipts — making “Barbie” the biggest opening of the year taking the top spot away from “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” at $146 million.
Wanna see what $300M theatrical weekend looks like with both #Barbie & #Oppenheimer SMASHING CASH
I’ve NEVER SEEN this at #AMC Burbank, we are LINED UP OUT THE DOOR
Utter MAYHEM here & I LOVE IT 🍿🍿🍿 pic.twitter.com/H0P8nDqdJJ
— Erick 𝕄𝕄𝕋 Weber 🎥 (@ErickWeber) July 23, 2023
@ErickWeber
On the other hand, Director Christopher Nolan‘s “Oppenheimer” landed in second place, taking in over $80 million domestically and $174 million globally, making it the third-strongest opening this year.
#Barbenheimer has taken over the Burbank AMC16 pic.twitter.com/UT6vcLHoy8
— andrew hegele (@westernwilder) July 22, 2023
@westernwilder
But that’s not all – when all the numbers are tallied, it’s expected that this weekend will go down as the fourth biggest box office weekend in history, with a staggering industrywide total of over $300 million. The impact of this weekend’s box office success is undoubtedly going to be talked about for a long time to come.
If they continue along this track, the sky’s the limit for Barbie and Oppenheimer.
Stay tuned.
