Barbie and Oppenheimer are cleaning up on their first weekend at the box office.
Both films opened Friday across the US and abroad, generating massive ticket sales and revenue with a whopping $465 million in total estimated proceeds, which rarely ever happens in the movie biz.
As for which flick took first prize … Barbie, starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie, snagged the top spot, raking in over $150 million in US box office receipts and over $300 million internationally.
Wanna see what $300M theatrical weekend looks like with both #Barbie & #Oppenheimer SMASHING CASH
I’ve NEVER SEEN this at #AMC Burbank, we are LINED UP OUT THE DOOR
Utter MAYHEM here & I LOVE IT 🍿🍿🍿 pic.twitter.com/H0P8nDqdJJ
— Erick 𝕄𝕄𝕋 Weber 🎥 (@ErickWeber) July 23, 2023
@ErickWeber
Turns out Barbie’s the biggest film opening ever with the exception of “The Avengers: Endgame,” released in 2019, which secured an eye-popping $1.2 billion worldwide.
#Barbenheimer has taken over the Burbank AMC16 pic.twitter.com/UT6vcLHoy8
— andrew hegele (@westernwilder) July 22, 2023
@westernwilder
On the other hand, Director Christopher Nolan‘s “Oppenheimer” landed in second place, taking in over $80 million domestically and $165 million globally, making it the third-strongest opening in history.
If they continue along this track, the sky’s the limit for Barbie and Oppenheimer.
Stay tuned.