‘Barbie’ & ‘Oppenheimer’: A Rundown Of All The Box Office Records Broken
deadline.comWhile the Hollywood Studios and WGA and SAG-AFTRA are at a standstill in labor talks –streaming residuals being a big bone of contention– the theatrical side of the business exploded with Barbenheimer together grossing over $511M worldwide, $235.5M of that being domestic.
Never before in the history of Hollywood movies have two films opened respectively to $100M+ and $50M at the domestic box office.
As of Sunday, Warner Bros.’ Barbie counts a domestic opening of $155M with $182M abroad, while Universal’s Oppenheimer did $80.5M domestic and another $93.7M abroad.
Comscore this AM says this weekend for all movies stateside came in at $301.6M, making it the fourth time only in the industry where the domestic marketplace for all pics has been greater than $300M.
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