The Barbenheimer craze is for real. Both films are absolutely killing it at the box office. The duo has grossed a combined figure of $511.2 million worldwide. Almost double of what was predicted earlier. Many records were broken. Barbie became the biggest opening weekend of 2023 ($155 million) as the film surpassed The Super Mario Bros. The Greta Gerwig directorial also became the biggest opening weekend collection for any film directed by a woman. Oppenheimer on the other hand, became Nolan’s biggest non-IP opener ($80.5 million) and among the best for an R-rated biographical drama. It also happens to be the first time in the history of cinema that one movie opened at more than $100 million and the other at more than $80 million.
When the dust settles, this will be the fourth biggest box office weekend ever. Also, this is the second busiest time at the box office post pandemic as nearly 18.5 million footfalls have been recorded in the US, first being Spider-Man: No Way Home (20 million). However, after this bombastic start how are both the films holding up? What is there second weekend going to look like? Let’s find out.
Barbie Headed For The $1 Billion Mark? Oppenheimer Marches Strong!
After one whole week of business, Barbie stands at $578.7 million global cume. Barbie is trending strong in UK ($45.4 million). That’s the top market, while Mexico ($33.4M), Brazil ($27.3M), Australia ($20.3M) and China ($18M) round out the Top 5. Barbie also boasts the biggest non-franchise opening week of all time. Meanwhile, Oppenheimer has earned $292.6 million worldwide and will definitely cross $300 million today. Nolan’s film has grossed $24.8 million in the UK which surpasses the lifetime of Tenet and is 3% above Dunkirk and over 2x Interstellar at the same point.
Oppenheimer is also doing wonders in France where it is has earned $13.3M, for 89% above Dunkirk and 58% above Interstellar at the same point. In Germany, the film has a running total of $11.8M, performing just 11% off Dark Knight Rises and well ahead of Interstellar and MI:7 at the same point, having already overtaken the lifetime of Dunkirk. India’s cume to date is $10.4M, having already surpassed the lifetimes of all previous Nolan films. India is also one of the few markets where Nolan’s magnum opus is ahead of Barbie at the box office. Australia’s total to date is $9.3M, for 50% above Dunkirk and over 2x Interstellar so far.
Mexico has grossed$7.4M, surpassing the lifetimes of Interstellar and Tenet having already overtaken the lifetimes of Tenet and Dunkirk. As you can see, even after a week at the box office the Barbenheimer are strong as ever. The second weekend is about to begin and the box office predictions for Barbie and Oppenheimer are out. Barbie is headed towards an additional $95 million in its second weekend at the box office, the best second-weekend performance ever for a Warner Bros. Pictures release (not adjusted for inflation). That total should brings Barbie’s cume to $350 million by Monday morning.
Oppenheimer also remains strong at the box office, earning $46 million in its second weekend. These are of course the domestic figures. The worldwide figures would be much higher. Unfortunately they’re not available yet. Deadline also reports that the presales for both movies are the highest in industry history for a second weekend. As you can see, records are already beginning to shatter. Many have predicted that Barbie is on its way to become the second film of 2023 to cross the $1 billion mark, The Super Mario Bros. being the first. It is going to be an extremely interesting second weekend. Let’s if Barbie and Oppenheimer surprise us once again.
The story of Oppenheimer is adapted from Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer will be the first film to be shot in B/W and IMAX. The film is made on a hefty budget of $185 Million. The film basically has half of Hollywood in it including Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Alden Ehrenreich, David Krumholtz, Kenneth Branagh, Gary Oldman, Casey Affleck and Michael Angarano.
Barbie’s script has been co-written with Greta Gerwig and her partner Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story, Frances Ha, White Noise). Margot Robbie will star in the titular role with Ryan Gosling playing Ken, Barbie’s male counterpart. The rest of the cast includes, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Issa Rae, Ncuti Gatwa, Alexandra Shipp, Ariana Greenblatt, Sharon Rooney, Ana Cruz Kayne, Emma Mackay and Hari Nef.
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