‘Barbie’ & ‘Oppenheimer’: A Rundown Of All The Box Office Records Broken
23.07.2023 - 18:07
/ deadline.com
While the Hollywood Studios and WGA and SAG-AFTRA are at a standstill in labor talks –streaming residuals being a big bone of contention– the theatrical side of the business exploded with Barbenheimer together grossing over $511M worldwide, $235.5M of that being domestic. Never before in the history of Hollywood movies have two films opened respectively to $100M+ and $50M at the domestic box office.
As of Sunday, Warner Bros.’ Barbie counts a domestic opening of $155M with $182M abroad, while Universal’s Oppenheimer did $80.5M domestic and another $93.7M abroad.
Comscore this AM says this weekend for all movies stateside came in at $301.6M, making it the fourth time only in the industry where the domestic marketplace for all pics has been greater than $300M. It’s the largest opening since Dec. 17, 2021 when Spider-Man: No Way Home led all pics ($281.8m) and the largest since prior to the pandemic, that being April 26, 2019, when Avengers: End Game led all titles to an overall $357M all-time record weekend.
Below is a list of the records that both pics’ broke this weekend:
Barbie
–Largest Domestic Opening of 2023 year to date, besting Super Mario Bros.‘ $146.4 3-day weekend.
–Largest Warner Bros. Advance Sales ever at $49.5M
–Largest Pre‐Shows of 2023 YTD besting the $17.5M apiece made by Ant‐Man & the Wasp Quantumania and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3.–Largest Grossing Day of 2023 YTD, $70.8M, besting Super Mario Bros Movie‘s $54.8M.
–Largest Opening for a female directed film stateside, outstripping Captain Marvel‘s $153.4M.
–Second highest opening for a movie from a woman filmmaker, second to Captain Marvel‘s $456.6M global start (unadjusted for currency swings and inflation).
–Largest Non‐Sequel, Non‐Remake film