Moviegoers were thinking pink this weekend! According to Variety, Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie exceeded box-office expectations and outsold Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”.
The trade publication projects that Barbie opened with $155 million — and is one of the biggest opening weekends of the year.
With the global numbers, “Barbie” — starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling — capped out at $337 million. It wasn’t a bad weekend for Nolan’s historic drama, starring Emily Blunt, Matt Damon and Cillian Murphy.
The film opened with $80.5 million. Both films opening on the same day sent the internet into a frenzy. The idea that fans would see the movies as a double feature was officially dubbed, “Barbenheimer,” with some fans flocking to the theatre in split pink and black outfits in support of both films.
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