The battle of the bomb versus the bombshell has gone global.Over the weekend, Greta Gerwig’s very pink fantasy-comedy “Barbie” collected a stunning $182 million at the international box office, bringing its worldwide total to $337 million.
Meanwhile, Christopher Nolan’s R-rated historical drama “Oppenheimer” held its own, igniting to $93.7 million from 78 markets for a huge global tally of $174 million.“The weekend is a reminder of the kind of cultural relevance movies can bring,” says David A.
Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research.
Elsewhere, he adds, “many of the summer’s high-profile sequels have stumbled, and the new stories have been subdued.”The two seemingly different blockbusters, which were jokingly pitted against each other, crushed already-stratospheric expectations thanks to the cultural phenomenon known as “Barbenheimer.” Hundreds of thousands of moviegoers booked a double feature for the ages, attending same-day viewings of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.”“This was a…
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