Box office Barbenheimer: Barbie earned Rs 27.5 crore in seven days, while Oppenheimer made more than twice that amount in India’sIndia’s first week, earning Rs 73.15 lakh.
The same day, July 21, Christopher Nolan’sNolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’sGerwig’s Barbie were released in India. Sacnilk.com reports that the two Hollywood movies made Rs100.6 million nett in their first week on Indian screens. The inextricably connected Barbie and Oppenheimer – together called Barbenheimer – earned Rs27.5 crore net and Rs73.15 billion nett after seven days.
Barbenheimer box office numbers
According to Sacnilk.com, Oppenheimer performed well in its first six days of release and earned Rs67.9 million nett. The Cillian Murphey movie earned Rs5.25 crore net on Thursday, its seventh day of release in India. This brings its first-week collection to Rs73.15 lakh. Cillian Murphy plays American theoretical physicist J Robert Oppenheimer who was responsible for the development of the Atomic Bomb.
Barbie’sBarbie’s total first-week collection is Rs27.5 crore nett, according to a Sacnilk.com report. The Greta Gerwig-directed film features Margot Robert in a stereotypical version of the doll.Ryan Gosling plays Ken in the movie.
Box office records for Barbie and Oppenheimer
Barbie has broken several box-office records since its release on July 21, including the biggest opening of 2023. Christopher Nolan’sNolan’s Oppenheimer also had a record-breaking global debut for a biopic. Barbie and Oppenheimer grossed together more than $511 million worldwide and $235.5 in the US during the first weekend.
According to a Deadline article, Barbie has already exceeded the lifetime gross of many other women-led films. The film also holds the record of the biggest opening in the US for a female-directed movie, surpassing Captain Marvel’sMarvel’s 153.4 million dollars. It also had the highest-grossing day in 2023 with $70.8 million.
Oppenheimer marked Christopher Nolan’sNolan’s third-highest-grossing opening weekend ever, both globally and in the US. According to reports, it is also the largest non-superhero Christopher Nolan weekend opening in 55 markets, including the UK, Ireland, France and Germany, Australia and Mexico, Spain and Brazil. It’sIt’s also reported that this was the biggest Christopher Nolan opening day in 33 markets, including Saudi Arabia and UAE, India and Netherlands, Argentina, Belgium and Belgium.
