, Greta Gerwig's movie exceeded box-office expectations and outsold Christopher Nolan's . 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, — 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.
The numbers done by both films, as a combined phenomenon, ranked as the fourth biggest weekend in history. Still, it was Gerwig's film that took the top spot.
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