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- “Barbie and Oppenheimer are champions, breaking records and hitting the box office. These two movies help each other succeed, not steal audiences.”
- “Oppenheimer is the best opening for a non-Batman movie by Christopher Nolan. Despite being three hours long, it grossed more than Batman Begins in its opening weekend.”
- “‘Barbie’ is already Mattel’s highest-grossing film of all time and Warner Bros.’s highest-grossing film ever.” The biggest opening weekend in seven years, eclipsing the previous record of “Captain Marvel” for the biggest opening weekend by a female director.
Barbie doll And OppenheimerThe July 21 release date has sparked a heated debate online as to which movie should win at the box office, and while one outshines the other, both are champions with all the records they’ve set together. Two very different films, a comedy about dolls in 50 shades of pink and a somber biopic about the inventor of the atomic bomb. Both come from visionary directors. oppenheimer Created by Christopher Nolan, who has made epic films and pushed the boundaries of cinema, Barbie doll Directed by insightful filmmaker Greta Gerwig.
Despite the debate over which film did better in its opening weekend, audiences still embraced the “Pappenheimer” phenomenon, with many people seeing both films on the same day. In a plot as grand as any of Nolan’s work, the two films seem to help each other become more successful instead of competing for each other’s audiences. Not only is this a perfect fighting show, but it also appeals to audiences who don’t normally watch it. Barbie doll Embrace this film and vice versa. As a result, “Pappenheimer” is said to have saved the movie’s weekend, Barbie doll And Oppenheimer Both films came out strong and set and/or broke multiple records.
17 Oppenheimer Is The Best Opening To Christopher Nolan’s Non-Batman Movie
oppenheimer It is one of Christopher Nolan’s highest-grossing films. The biopic opened with $80.5 million domestically and $174.2 million worldwide, both figures higher than the respective combined grosses of Nolan’s other films besides his own. Batman Movie. Even so, Oppenheimer Too Batman Begins It did just that in its opening weekend, which is all the more impressive considering that Oppenheimer By three o’clock.
16 of Barbie’s Best Opening Weekends of 2023
Barbie doll Rated PG-13, which is surprising for a movie set in children’s toys. However, despite this, the film still achieves more than movie super mario bros Did it on opening weekend. Barbie doll A domestic total of $155 million and an international total of $182, both knocking the animated video game film off the top spot in 2023.
15 ‘Barbie’ Is Already Mattel’s Highest-Grossed Film of All Time
Even though it’s only the first weekend of the series, Barbie doll It became Mattel’s highest-grossing film of all time. It’s true that the franchise’s toy-based movies may not have much competition, but that’s still a huge feat considering the speed at which it hits records. No doubt the toy maker will now approve more movies based on its products.
14 Barbie Is Warner Bros.’ Biggest opening weekend in seven years
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In seven years, no Warner Bros. Such a great opening week. The final Warner Bros. Barbie doll opening weekend is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Even so, the 2016 film was a big hit, and while it quickly received mixed reviews, the film suffered a massive drop in its second weekend. Barbie dollThe movies of 2023 will definitely surpass superhero movies.
13. Pappenheimer has the fourth best opening week in history
Together, Barbie doll And oppenheimer The film grossed $235 million in its opening weekend domestically. This is the fourth-highest domestic opening weekend ever. ‘Pappenheimer’ weekend after opening weekend Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Game over, And Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It might take two movies, but the fact that the two combined to gross $235 million in the same weekend is arguably more impressive.
12 Barbie had the biggest opening weekend ever for a female director
Greta Gerwig makes history Barbie dollbecause the film is already the highest-grossing opening weekend ever by a female director, and it likely won’t break down anytime soon. The previous record holder was Anna Boden, co-director Captain Marvel with Ryan Fleck. The superhero film grossed $153.4 million domestically in its opening weekend, Barbie doll Just barely beat it.
11 ‘Oppenheimer’ is the second-biggest opening biopic ever
oppenheimer Own the second largest vacancies for a biopic, sit back american sniperIt launched with $89.2 million worldwide. However, oppenheimer Overall, it’s still possible to get a better box office record because people care more about Oppenheimer more international than before american sniper.
10 ‘Barbie’ Is Greta Gerwig’s Biggest Movie Ever
it’s not difficult Barbie doll Although the box office has surpassed Gerwig’s previous films, this is still an impressive feat. Directed by Gerwig Orange beetlewith a global total of $79 million, little womanIt grossed $218 million worldwide during its run. Barbie doll It grossed more than those two films combined, and the film did so in its opening weekend.
9 Barbie Has Margot Robbie’s Biggest Opening Day Ever
Margot Robbie is a big star, has directed many blockbusters, including suicide squad And once upon a time in hollywood. However, Barbie doll End the actor’s biggest opening week ever in a deft, beating “Suicide Team”133.7 million Singapore dollars. Actors need this because Barbie doll Following Margot Robbie’s two 2023 box office bombs, Babylon And Amsterdam.
8 ‘Barbie’ Has Ryan Gosling’s Biggest Opening Week Ever
not only do Barbie doll Margot Robbie had the biggest opening weekend ever, and so did Ryan Gosling. Barbie doll, the box office achievement was a win for both him and Robbie. Even though Gosling is an A-list actor, he’s surprisingly never hit the big box office, as his previous opening weekend total was $32.8 million. runner 2049.
7 Barbie is the biggest toy movie coming out this weekend
Barbie doll beat Transformers: Shadow of the Moon With an overwhelming advantage, it won the highest box office record for a toy movie in the world’s first week. Transformers Sequel launches with $115.9 million worldwide, far behind Barbie doll Another $50 million. If this is a sign of things to come, based on Transformers movie box office revenue, Barbie doll It will easily pass the billion dollar mark before completion.
6 ‘Barbie’ is July’s biggest spin-off, non-remake
in spite of Barbie doll As an intellectual property-based film, its success wasn’t based on anything that came before it, leading to another huge record. July is always an important month for blockbusters, as it’s part of the summer movie season, but Barbie doll It has the biggest world premiere of any non-sequel and non-remake film released this month. Pet’s secret life The previous record holder was $104.4 million at the beginning of 2016, but Barbie doll More than 50 million USD.
5 ‘Oppenheimer’ Is Christopher Nolan’s Biggest IMAX Premiere
Although Christopher Nolan destroyed three IMAX cameras, the filmmaker has always supported the format and believes that the IMAX screen is the only way to view his films. The director even worked with IMAX on a black and white IMAX camera Oppenheimer, so the director must have been delighted to hear that the 2023 film would give him his biggest IMAX debut ever. Total IMAX ticket sales oppenheimer The weekend grossed $21.1 million, more than a quarter of the worldwide total.
4. Barbie has the biggest opening weekend for a non-sequel/non-DC film at Warner Bros.
Barbie doll Bring to Warner Bros. Biggest opening weekend in seven years Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice — but the 2023 film’s opening is the studio’s highest ever, if you don’t factor in DC sequels or movies. Warner Bros. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.The previous record was in 2017 Itlaunched with $123.4 million worldwide, but then Barbie doll.
3. Oppenheimer has biggest R-rated opening since ‘Joker’
clown Set a record for an R-rated film with the highest opening weekend, with $96.2 million worldwide. However, since then, there have been some notable R-rated opening weekend movies below oppenheimerFor example bad boy for life And John Wick: Chapter 4.This is even more impressive because not only Oppenheimer Due to the R rating, audience numbers were limited, but the film was also three hours long, presented in black and white, and dealt with sensitive topics.
2 ‘Barbie’ has grossed more than some films starring women
The opening weekend of “Barbie” has been much higher than the lifetime totals of many recent female-led films. spin-off 2018 ocean 8Part of a profitable series with a worldwide gross of $297.7 million, Greta Gerwig .’s solo film little woman Total sales were $218.8 million. bird of preyThe film stars Margot Robbie and is also part of Warner Bros.’ DCEU franchise, grossed $205.3 million. These numbers show Barbie doll It doesn’t even take an entire weekend to rest.
1 Two “Pappenheimer” films released, each reaching $80 million in box office revenue
When two movies are released on the same weekend, one usually prevails over the other, regardless of whether one gets more promotion or marketing or which gets negative reviews. However, the general release Barbie doll And Oppenheimer This is the first time that two films have grossed more than 80 million USD domestically in the first week of release.
Source: Deadline, Variety, Box Office Mojo