Have you done Barbenheimer yet? weekend movies barbie And oppenheimer After months of high anticipation finally released in theatres.
The celebration of two blockbuster films hitting theaters at the same time was celebrated in light of film sales struggling to reach pre-pandemic profits. So, now that the weekend is over and fans finally got a chance to watch one (if not both) of the films, the box office reports are out.
Most notably, we have a clear winner as to which of the two films performed better this weekend: barbie (starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling) or oppenheimer (Starring Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt).
And the winners are…Barbie!
According to The Hollywood Reporter, barbie The weekend grossed $162 million domestically, against estimates of $90 to $110 million.
make no mistake, oppenheimer It turned out too. The Christopher Nolan film reportedly grossed $82.4 million domestically against an estimate of $50 million.
However, such is the power barbie, that the film, which was directed by Greta Gerwig, reportedly had the biggest opening weekend ever for a female-directed film. According to the Associated Press, barbie Broke the previous record, which was in the name of Anna Boden. he co-directed captain marvelAnd his film grossed $153.4 million in 2019.
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