ISLAMABAD 26 July (Online): Oppenheimer and Barbie are performing well in India, but the clear winner is Christopher Nolan’s film on J Robert Oppenheimer, the ‘father of the atomic bomb’.
Barbie box office
On day five of its release, Barbie earned 2.30 crore nett in India as per early estimates reported by Sacnilk.com. The Margot Robbie-starrer had made around ?2.5 crore nett on day 4. As per the report, Barbie had opened at ?5 crore nett in India, and showed growth on Saturday with a collection of ?6.5 crore. It further rose to 7.15 crore on Sunday, but collected less than half of it, ?2.5 crore, on Monday. The film’s total now stands at an estimated ?23.45 crore nett.
In comparison, worldwide, the film broke yet another box office record this week. Barbie grossed $26.2 million in North America on day 4, as per a recent Variety report, the biggest Monday ever for Warner Bros., beating Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight’s 15-year record.
Oppenheimer box office
Oppenheimer had performed well on its first four days at the box office and earned ?55.75 crore nett in India. As per Sacnilk.com, Oppenheimer earned 6.25 crore nett (early estimates) in India on its fifth day in all languages. Oppenheimer had earned more on day 4 – ?7 crore nett in India in all languages. The film’s total box office collection in India in five days now stands at about 62 crore net.
Oppenheimer and Barbie box office records
Since its release on July 21, Barbie broke several box office records, including the largest opening of 2023. Meanwhile, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer had the biggest global opening for a biopic. Barbenheimer – Barbie and Oppenheimer together – grossed more than $511 million worldwide and $235.5 million in the US over the first weekend, as per latest figures.
As per Deadline, Barbie has already surpassed the lifetime grosses of many other female-led movies, including Ocean’s 8 ($297.7 million), Bird of Prey ($205.3 million) and Little Women ($218.8 million). It also holds the record for the largest opening for a female-directed film in the US, outstripping Captain Marvel’s $153.4 million. The film also has the largest grossing day of 2023, $70.8 million.
Oppenheimer marked Christopher Nolan’s third-highest-grossing opening weekend ever, both global and in the US, after The Dark Knight Rises, $249 million and $161 million, respectively, and The Dark Knight, at $198 million and $158 million respectively. It is reportedly also the biggest non-superhero Christopher Nolan opening weekend in 55 markets, including the UK and Ireland, France, Germany, Australia, Mexico, Spain, and Brazil, as well as the biggest opening day for a Christopher Nolan film in 33 markets, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, Netherlands, Argentina and Belgium.
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