‘Barbie’ Scores Best-Ever Monday for Warner Bros. With $26 Million, Overtaking ‘The Dark Knight’
variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Come on, Barbie, let’s go make (more) box office history. Greta Gerwig’s plastic, fantastic “Barbie” added $26 million on Monday, resulting in the best Monday gross in Warner Bros.
history. The prior studio record was held by (wait for it) Christopher Nolan’s 2008’s superhero epic “The Dark Knight,” which earned $24.6 million (not adjusted for inflation).
Nolan, of course, has been intertwined with “Barbie” because his latest film, the R-rated historical drama “Oppenheimer,” shares a release date with the very pink blockbuster.
The contrast between the two movies, which are backed by auteur directors and feature sprawling, A-list casts, has fueled the phenomenon known as “Barbenheimer.” “Oppenheimer,” too, enjoyed a great turnout on Monday, picking up $12.6 million and bringing its domestic tally to $95 million.
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