‘Barbie’ is still the reigning queen of the summer box office
nypost.comaccording to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.This week, it surpassed the $500 million mark, making its director Greta Gerwig the highest earning female director ever at the domestic box office, beating the record held by “Frozen II‘s” Jennifer Lee.The movie is so popular that searches for the baby name “Barbie” have increased by a staggering 603% since April, when its trailer was released.“Oppenheimer,” which was in fourth place last week, moved back up to the No.
2 spot with $5.1 million in sales.This week, the Christopher Nolan filmbecame the highest grossing ever at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre in the location’s 97-year history, according to Deadline. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” remained in third, with $4.05 million in sales.“Meg 2: The Trench,” which was in second place last week, flew down to fourth, earning close to $3.5 million.
It has been reported to be the most expensive shark movie ever made, having cost $129 million, according to Collider.Supernatural horror “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” which The Post called a “dud,” landed in fifth.The film, an adaptation of a chapter from Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel “Dracula,” took in just over $2.6 million in sales..
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