The first full week of Barbie and Oppenheimer'srun at the box office rakes in a total domestic gross that has only ever been matched four times.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Barbie and Oppenheimer, known collectively as Barbenheimer, have pulled off a huge accomplishment during their first week at the box office. Barbie, which was directed by Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie as the iconic titular doll, grossed a whopping opening weekend total of $162 million at the domestic box office.
Like a perfect game in bowling or a no-hitter in baseball, a $500 million domestic week at the box office is elusive commodity happening only four times prior in box office history and only once outside of mid- to late-December. And it has never happened in July until now. It is incredible achievement owed in large part to the Barbenheimer craze that boosted the fortunes of the entire theatrical marketplace.
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