Come on, Barbie, let’s go make (more) box office history.
Greta Gerwig’s plastic, fantastic “Barbie” added $26 million on Monday, resulting in the best Monday gross in Warner Bros. history. The prior record was held by (wait for it) Christopher Nolan’s 2008’s superhero epic “The Dark Knight,” which earned $24.6 million (not adjusted for inflation).
Nolan, of course, has been intertwined with “Barbie” because his latest film, the R-rated historical drama “Oppenheimer,” shares a release date with the very pink blockbuster. The contrast between the two films, which are backed by auteur directors and feature sprawling, A-list casts, has fueled the phenomenon known as “Barbenheimer.”
“Oppenheimer,” too, enjoyed a great turnout on Monday, picking up $12.6 million and bringing its domestic tally to $95 million.
“Barbie” also cracked the top 15 Mondays ever without falling on a holiday weekend. The fantasy comedy, starring Margot Robbie as the famous doll, has generated $188 million to date and will immediately cross the $200 million mark. “Barbie” has amassed $194.3 million at the international box office, bringing its global total to $382 million.
More to come…
