{"id":35118,"date":"2023-07-23T11:21:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T09:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1862182"},"modified":"2023-07-23T15:46:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T13:46:43","slug":"barbie-dominates-oppenheimer-at-box-office-with-biggest-opening-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/barbie-dominates-oppenheimer-at-box-office-with-biggest-opening-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbie dominates Oppenheimer at box office with biggest opening of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems lots of people want to party with Barbie, but Oppenheimer’s numbers aren’t looking too shabby either. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

2023-07-23 09:21:16<\/p>

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The so-called Barbenheimer weekend is here, and not only have both Barbie<\/a> and Oppenheimer<\/a> scored rave reviews but they have also brought in big money at the box office.<\/p>\n

Barbie looks to be the clear winner of the weekend, having earned $70.5 million at the US box office<\/a> on Friday (the biggest opening day of 2023 so far) and being projected to earn $155 million plus across its opening weekend. It\u2019s also expected to score an international debut around $120 million, which would put it at a worldwide total of around $275 million.<\/p>\n

This would put Barbie<\/a> at the number one spot for the year to date, beating out The Super Mario Bros. Movie<\/a>\u2018s $146.3 million US box office debut.<\/p>\n

This may mean that Greta Gerwig\u2019s Barbie comfortably beats Christopher Nolan\u2019s Oppenheimer<\/a>, but that does not mean its opening weekend rival has been a disappointment \u2013 far from it.<\/p>\n