Barbenheimer-Mania: Major Box Office Records Broken By Barbie and Oppenheimer

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Los Angeles, July 24 - Barbenheimer, an Internet phenomenon to celebrate two Hollywood blockbusters in the form of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer", has taken the worldwide box office by storm, grossing a mammoth $511 million combined in the opening weekend. "Barbie" accounted for $344 million while "Oppenheimer" brought in $180 million.

Movie lovers around the globe thronged to cinemas and choose to watch both movies which are completely different from each other. Directed by Greta Gerwig, "Barbie" is based on the iconic doll Barbie while Christopher Nolan's directorial "Oppenheimer" is a biographical drama about a theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who was pivotal in developing the first nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project.



The historic weekend witnessed box office records tumbling left right and center and created new ones for the upcoming movies to chase for. Have a look at some of the box office major records broken/created by "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer".

Barbie (Domestic [North America] - $162M, International - $182M)

- Biggest domestic opening of 2023, beating "The Super Mario Bros. Movie's" $146 million



- Biggest domestic opening ever for a movie solely directed by a female, beating Patty Jenkins' "Wonder Woman" ($103.3) and also beating a movie co-directed by a woman (Captain Marvel's $153M)

- Biggest domestic opening without a single IMAX screen

- Biggest opening ever for a movie based on a toy



- Biggest opening for a movie that isn't a sequel, remake, or superhero movie

- Biggest opening ever for Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling

- Biggest international opening for Warner Bros. Pictures for a non-franchise film

Oppenheimer (Domestic [North America] - $82.40M, International - $98M)

- Biggest opening for directorial Christopher Nolan (outside Dark Knight Trilogy)

- Biggest R-Rated opening post the covid-19 pandemic

- Biggest international opening for Christopher Nolan (outside Dark Knight Trilogy)

- Biggest global opening for a biographical film, topping "Bohemian Rhapsody" ($124M)

- Second biggest domestic opening for a biographical film

Additional Records -

- This is the first time in box office history that two movies opened to $80+ million each domestically

- Only 4th time at the North America box office $300+ million have been earned in a single weekend with all films combined

Note - The aforementioned data have been collected through Hollywood trade sources. Sacnilk hasn't verified them individually.

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