Oppenheimer has passed $500million (£392m) at the global box office, making it the most successful WW2 film ever.Cillian Murphy stars in Christopher Nolan‘s critically acclaimed film as Robert J. Oppenheimer, the real-life American physicist who played a pivotal role in the creation of the atomic bomb.This past weekend, the film passed the huge box office milestone and its total figure now sits at $552.9m.According to Box Office Mojo, that takes it beyond Dunkirk ($527m), Saving Private Ryan ($482m), and Pearl Harbor ($449m) to become the highest grossing film of all time to be set during the second world war.However, it is still lagging behind its box office rival Barbie, which hit $1bn at the global box office this weekend.Oppenheimer scored a glowing five-star review from NME upon its release, with Paul Bradshaw writing: “Not just the definitive account of the man behind the atom bomb, Oppenheimer is a monumental achievement in grown-up filmmaking.
‘Barbie’ Blows Past Box Office Expectations — and ‘Oppenheimer’ — on Opening Weekend
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Barbie‘s historic opening weekend at the box office proves we’re all living in Barbieland.
The film, which opened on Friday, July 21, raked in an estimated $155 million at the domestic box office on opening weekend. That’s far beyond the Margot Robbie-led movie’s projections, which were between $90 million and $110 million. Barbie nearly doubled the opening weekend box office of Oppenheimer.
Christopher Nolan’s three-hour drama about the atomic bomb brought in an estimated $80 million. The period film, starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr. and Matt Damon, also surpassed expectations and was even part of a double-feature for many. AMC reported last week that more than 20,000 moviegoers pre-ordered same-day tickets to see both Barbie and Oppenheimer — a phenomenon nicknamed Barbenheimer.
As Barbie raked in the big bucks, she also broke some big records. The Greta Gerwig-directed film marks the biggest box office opening ever for a movie directed by a woman. She dethroned Patty Jenkins, who previously held the solo crown after Wonder Woman debuted to $103.3 million. Meanwhile, Anna Boden held the title for co-directing after 2019’s Captain Marvel, which she helmed with Ryan Fleck, opened to $153 million.
Barbie is officially the biggest opening weekend of the year, knocking The Super Mario Bros. Movie out of the top spot. The Mattel movie also had a bigger weekend than all of this year’s Marvel movies, including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. (Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is the top superhero opening of 2023 with $120 million.)
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Naman Ramachandran “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” ruled the U.K. and Ireland box office for the third consecutive weekend with a combined £13.4 million ($17 million), per numbers from Comscore. Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” topped the charts again with £7.9 million and now has a total of £67.5 million.
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Ryu Seung-wan’s female-led crime caper “Smugglers” topped the South Korean box office for a second weekend, ahead of new release title “Ransomed.” “Smugglers” enjoyed a strong hold in its second weekend of release and commanded 42% market share. It delivered $7.09 million, a drop of only 20% on its opening weekend, giving a 12-day cumulative of $26.2 million, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic).
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Naman Ramachandran The U.K. and Ireland box office soared to £160.7 million ($205.1 million) in July thanks to “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” according to numbers released by Comscore. The July box office was 78% higher than June and 27% higher than July 2022.
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Naman Ramachandran Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” and Universal’s “Oppenheimer” continued their domination of the U.K. and Ireland box office with a combined £21.4 million ($27.3 million) after their second weekend, per numbers from Comscore. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” topped the charts for the second week in a row with £13.2 million, and now has a total of £47.9 million.
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Naman Ramachandran Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” were the dominant forces at the U.K. and Ireland box office this weekend, with a combined debut take of £29.4 million ($37.6 million), per numbers from Comscore. Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” led the way with a mighty £18.5 million, while Universal’s “Oppenheimer” collected £10.8 million.
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‘Barbie”s marketing budget was more than it cost to make the film
Barbie was more than it actually cost to make the film itself, it has been reported.Greta Gerwig‘s film, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, came to cinemas on Friday (July 21).Ahead of its box office opening, the film hosted a host of marketing activities from making a real-life Barbie dreamhouse to pink burgers and beyond, as well as a social media-led meme trend pitting the film against Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer.Now, it has been reported by Variety that the marketing budget for the film was a staggering $150million (£117m), eclipsing the $145m (£113m) it cost to actually make the film itself.Barbie is currently set to outpace Oppenheimer at the box office over the two films’ shared opening weekend.As things stand, Gerwig’s comedy is set to bring in $110million (£86.6million) at the US box office this weekend, over twice the expected takings of Nolan’s biopic about the creator of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer is expected to gross $50million (£38.8million).Barbie’s current takings mean it will break the record for the highest-opening film in the US by a female director. Wonder Woman previously held the title, bringing in £103million (£89.1million) in 2017.Warner Bros confirmed that Barbie had earned $22.3million (£17.3million) in box office previews – the highest figure of any film this year.
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‘Barbie’ Towers Over International Box Office With $182 Million, ‘Oppenheimer’ Ignites to Huge $93.7 Million
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter The battle of the bomb versus the bombshell has gone global. Over the weekend, Greta Gerwig’s very pink fantasy-comedy “Barbie” collected a stunning $182 million at the international box office, bringing its worldwide total to $337 million. Meanwhile, Christopher Nolan’s R-rated historical drama “Oppenheimer” held its own, igniting to $93.7 million from 78 markets for a huge global tally of $174 million. The two seemingly different blockbusters, which were jokingly pitted against each other, crushed already-stratospheric expectations thanks to the cultural phenomenon known as “Barbenheimer.” Hundreds of thousands of moviegoers booked a double feature for the ages, attending same-day viewings of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.”
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‘Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning’ Makes Mighty Debut Atop U.K. Box Office as ‘Barbenheimer’ Looms
Naman Ramachandran Paramount’s “Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One” was the dominant force at the U.K. and Ireland box office with a mighty £10.3 million ($13.2 million), per numbers from Comscore. The Tom Cruise vehicle opened on Monday, July 10, instead of a traditional weekend slot. Even with just the July 14-16 weekend numbers, the seventh instalment in the franchise scored £6.3 million, comfortably making it the No. 1 film in the territory. In second place, Disney’s “Elemental” collected £2.4 million in its second weekend for a total of £6.6 million. Another Disney title, “Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny,” whipped up £1.7 million in third place in its third weekend for a total of £16.3 million.
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