With only one weak opening, the weekend box office totals have understandably dropped below any since late June.
Have no fear though — the overall performance remains positive.The same weekend last year managed only a paltry $65 million.
The over $115 million that came in this weekend continues the momentum and brings the industry closer to a $4 billion summer — what was seen as an optimistic goal before May is now within view.If so, the “Barbie” (Warner Bros.)/”Oppenheimer” (Universal) tandem remains the biggest contributing factor.
The top two titles (“Oppenheimer” climbed back to #2) notched over 45% of the total gross, with both dropping only slightly more than a third in their fourth weekends.
Another $33.7 million haul puts Greta Gerwig’s comedy smash up to $526 million domestic, nearing $1.2 billion worldwide.
Christopher Nolan’s biopic added another $18.8 million, getting it to $264 million domestic, over $650 million worldwide so far.“Barbie” will likely be challenged next…
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