‘Barbie”s Record-Setting $155 Million Box Office Debut Beats Out ‘Oppenheimer’s $80 Million

FRIDAY AM UPDATE, refresh for more…The only new wide release this weekend is Amblin’s period Dracula horror pic The Last Voyage of the Demeter being distributed by Universal. It made $750K last night in previews from showtimes that began at 5PM in 2,350 theaters in what is expected to be an underwhelming 3-day single digit million result for the $45M feature production. The R-rated pic expands to 2,715 theaters today.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Now that “Barbie” has officially crossed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, speculation about a potential sequel has intensified tenfold. Greta Gerwig, who directed “Barbie” in addition to co-writing its script with Noah Baumbach, told The New York Times she has no ideas yet for a “Barbie 2.” However, she also told People magazine before the film joined the $1 billion club that she hoped her movie “is the launch of a world and a bunch of different Barbie movies.” “There’s a tone and a humor and a joy, and obviously the world is so beautiful,” Gerwig told the publication. “I want to go back to Barbie Land.” Margot Robbie was less assertive when asked about a “Barbie” sequel in pre-release interviews.

Barbie at the global box office. That's a whole lotta dream houses. , starring and , previously became the biggest blockbuster of the summer on Wednesday, when it surpassed 's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Barbie has hit the $1billion dollar mark at the global box office, just two weeks after its release.Greta Gerwig‘s film is the 53rd movie of all time to hit the milestone, and the first ever to be solely directed by a woman.The dual release of Barbie and Oppenheimer on July 21 led to a sizeable uptick in UK box office numbers last month.On the films’ first weekend, Gerwig’s comedy brought in $110million (£86.6million) at the US box office, over twice the expected takings of Christopher Nolan’s biopic about the creator of the atomic bomb.Barbie is currently the third-highest grossing film of 2023, behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.

Warning: this article contains spoilers for OppenheimerChristopher Nolan has revealed that one of the most shocking lines in Oppenheimer was improvised.Speaking to The New York Times, Nolan shared that James Remar, who plays U.S. Secretary of War Henry Stimson in the film, came up with the idea for one of the most harrowing and shocking lines to be delivered in the movie.The scene involves Stimson and other government officials meet with J.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” collected $10.2 million on opening day, including $3.85 million from Tuesday’s preview screenings. Paramount and Nickelodeon’s animated adventure is getting a jump on the weekend by debuting on Wednesday. This weekend’s other new release, the Warner Bros.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo are facing off against Barbie and Ken at the box office. Paramount’s animated adventure “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” is projected to pick up $35 million to $45 million in its first five days of release. But those ticket sales won’t be enough to dethrone “Barbie,” which is expected to top the box office for a third weekend in a row.

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.You see, some users on TikTok have been using the record-breaking film as some sort of feminism barometer for their cishet boyfriends and potential partners. “I genuinely think taking your boyfriend to should be your relationship test to decide if he’s good [as] a potential long-term partner,” TikTok user wrote in a that’s been viewed over four million times.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms,” the first part of Wuershan’s big-budget “Fengshen Trilogy,” topped the mainland China box office for the second weekend and expanded its week-on-week haul by 35%. ‘Barbie’ also showed signs of resilience in a market where it opened a week earlier in a disappointing fifth place. “Creation of the Gods I” grossed $57.6 million.

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.The Greta Gerwig-directed flick, which opened on July 21, made more than $200 million at the domestic box office in its first five days in theaters, according to Forbes. The film The Post called “lousy” beat out “Oppenheimer,” which debuted on the same day, for the second week in a row.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Barbenheimer” fever continues to sweep the box office. After five days of release, the inextricably linked “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” have reached notable theatrical milestones, with ticket sales for Greta Gerwig’s fantasia romp crossing $200 million and Christopher Nolan’s somber, three-hour biopic “Oppenheimer” surpassing $100 million. “Barbie” added another $26 million on Tuesday, bringing its North American tally to $214.1 million.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Greta Gerwig told The New York Times that watching her “Barbie” movie become a historic comedy blockbuster has been “so amazing.” The film debuted to a whopping $162 million, breaking the opening weekend record for a female director. It then scored $26 million on its first Monday after release, setting a new Warner Bros. in-house record for the studio’s top Monday grosser.

“Barbie” continues to heat up the box office after a blockbuster opening weekend that soared far beyond initial predictions.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Margot Robbie, America Ferrara and director Greta Gerwig visited South Korea early on the promotional tour for ‘Barbie’ (without Ryan Gosling). But their charm failed to translate into strong box office performance in the country and the film opened anonymously in fourth place over the weekend. “Barbie” earned just $1.19 million between Friday and Sunday and $1.91 million over its opening five days, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). Worth just 8% of the nationwide weekend total, “Barbie’s” scores were barely better than fellow new release title “Insidious: the Red Door.” That earned $1.17 million between Friday and Sunday and $1.90 million over five days.

, Greta Gerwig's movie exceeded box-office expectations and outsold Christopher Nolan's . The trade publication projects that Barbie opened with $155 million — and is one of the biggest opening weekends of the year. With the global numbers, — starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling — capped out at $337 million. It wasn't a bad weekend for Nolan's historic drama, starring Emily Blunt, Matt Damon and Cillian Murphy.

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.”

There were cheers. There were tears. And lots and lots of pink.

Peachy Keen hosted a Malibu Barbie Beach Party, complete with a pink cocktails, photos ops with Barbie pool floats and a manicure station. Drag queen Prima Love entertained the pink-hued crowd of 275, and changed costumes throughout the evening, from Swimsuit Barbie to Cowgirl Barbie to Sexy Barbie.“I was not allowed to play with Barbies as a kid.

shocking price tags, but this was the most expensive one ever sold — auctioned off at Christie’s in Manhattan for $302,500.The bedazzled doll — designed by Australian jeweler Stefano Canturi — features a necklace with a 1-carat pink diamond in the center along and a sparkling diamond ring. All proceeds from the 2010 sale went to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.“It’s a joy for us to have sold the most expensive Barbie ever,” the President of Christie’s Americas, Bonnie Brennan, told The Post.