Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer continued their triumphant streak over the fourth weekend, cruising past USD 1.1 billion and 600 million, respectively, in global box office hauls.
The Margot Robbie-starrer secured the first position at the US box office this weekend with a collection of USD 33.7 million, while Oppenheimer claimed the second spot earning USD 18.8 million.
The fourth-weekend earnings propelled Barbie’s box office total to USD 526.3 million in the US. The fantasy drama has garnered 657.6 million from overseas markets so far, accumulating a remarkable global collection of USD 1.184 billion.
Barbie is positioned to claim the title of the top-grossing film of 2023. It currently holds the second spot, trailing behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which raked in USD 574.2 million in the US and a global haul of USD 1.358 billion since its release in April.
Additionally, Barbie has emerged as the second highest-grossing film bankrolled by Warner Bros., only surpassed by the 2011 blockbuster Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (lifetime collection of USD 1.342 billion globally).
Nolan’s Oppenheimer, headlined by Cillian Murphy, secured the second spot at the US box office this weekend, propelling its domestic earnings to USD 264 million and its global box office collection to USD 649 million.
The biographical thriller has emerged as Nolan's fifth highest-earning film, trailing behind The Dark Knight Rises (USD 1.081 billion), The Dark Knight (USD 1.006 billion), Inception (USD 870.79 million) and Interstellar (USD 773.43 million).
