Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” has an edge over Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in the race to the world’s biggest blockbuster movie.
Barbenheimer hit it off, and it looks like the crash has worked well for both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer’s” two blockbuster releases this week. While “Oppenheimer” plays a very attractive “Barbie” at the Indian box office, international figures paint a very different picture.
According to many reports, “Barbie “has surpassed “Oppenheimer” in more than 70 territories worldwide.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Barbie” made $70 million on her first day in America.
However, it also includes the $22 million previewed Thursday. It is expected to raise $150 million in the US over the weekend and $120 million from 70 locations worldwide. That means it could raise more than $280 million by Sunday.
Why is this impressive? Because these numbers make “Barbie” the biggest opening of the year and surpasses Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1”.
#Barbie has already crossed $150M at the global box office, surpassing its $145M budget. pic.twitter.com/qhDkuPzZ5a
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) July 22, 2023
It grossed $235 million on its opening weekend, twice the budget of “Barbie”. Barbie’s big box office receipts are also Warner Bros.
It made the third-biggest Friday for Best Movie ever since “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II” and “Batman v Superman”. Director Greta Gerwig also had reasons to be proud, as the film’s $280 million debut made it the highest-grossing film by a female director.
“Oppenheimer”, on the other hand, is after the weekend to earn $165 million worldwide, with $88.9 million coming from international markets, according to Deadline.
Universal’s Oppenheimer debuted with an estimated $93.7M internationally. Estimated global total stands at $174.2M.#Oppenheimer #BoxOffice pic.twitter.com/1yGtQD4Hds
— BoxOfficeReport.com (@BORReport) July 23, 2023
This makes Nolan the third-highest opening weekend behind The Dark Knight Rises ($131 million) and The Dark Knight ($94 million).
“The film industry has a very healthy track record of matching two blockbuster movies,” said David Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.
“The studios have too much experience to step on each other,” said Akın, noting that both films often appeal to different audiences. “But I think everyone will have a little bit of both and that fits,” David told AFP.
