The new “Barbie” film starring Margot Robbie as the enduring doll dominated theaters over the weekend, hauling in an estimated $155 million to set the report for the largest home opening of 2023, distributor Warner Bros. mentioned on Sunday. Director Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” concerning the making of the atomic bomb, beat expectations with $80.5 million at home theaters in a cinema battle dubbed “Barbenheimer.”

The tallies supplied a great addition to studios and theaters which have endured a disappointing summer season thus far. Ticket gross sales have hovered beneath final yr regardless of a bigger variety of movies at cineplexes. The “Barbenheimer” frenzy, over two extremely anticipated however utterly completely different motion pictures opening concurrently, had theaters buzzing.

“Barbie” is “Little Women” director Greta Gerwig’s tackle the doll that debuted 60 years in the past. The $155 million debut topped the $146.4 million for “The Super Mario Bros.” in April and ranked as the best home opening ever for a female-directed movie. Mattel launched

an all-out international advertising blitz to stoke the frenzy, lighting up London landmarks in pink and partnering on merchandise from Barbie fashions to a Barbie X-box console.

Many followers wore pink

outfits screenings and theaters provided pink cocktails and glittery popcorn. The drama “Oppenheimer” stars Cillian Murphy as American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the person who developed the atomic bomb. The film has drawn rave opinions and is predicted to be a contender within the coming Academy Awards race.

The film added $93.7 million in worldwide markets, for a world whole of $174.2 million, distributor Universal Pictures mentioned.

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