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It was a summer 2024 clash of the titans when Barbie and Oppenheimer were scheduled to open on the same day. There were reported overtures from the two producing teams but no one blinked, each film staking its claim on the July 21 release date. Related Stories …

‘Barbenheimer’ was completely unexpected, but the studio behind Barbie gladly leaned in, said Dana Nussbaum, EVP of worldwide marketing for Warner Bros. Pictures, calling the unusual double-feature frenzy one of a few unforseen and welcome twists while rolling out the Greta Gerwig’s…

The two seemingly unstoppable phenoms of summer 2023 are each setting new milestones this weekend as Greta Gerwig's Barbie through Friday has become the No.1 film of the year globally, overtaking The Super Mario Bros Movie with $1.365B. In the same breath, Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer this frame is…

Editor’s note: Dade Hayes and Jonathan Bing are co-authors of Open Wide: How Hollywood Box-Office Became a National Obsession. Hayes is Deadline's Business Editor and Bing is Chief Communications Officer at Vice Media Group. The more things change, the more the Hollywood studios stay the same. At…

MONDAY UPDATE, with Barbenheimer actuals: Barbie and Oppenheimer's sophomore weekends have come in higher versus Sunday estimates. The No. 1 movie worldwide for the second frame in a row, Barbie now has a confirmed global cume of $780.7M through yesterday and will cross $800M in short order. In 69…

International cinema chain Vue says it has recorded its “best ever week” in large part due to the Barbie and Oppenheimer releases ten days ago. The company says it surpassed its weekly admissions record by 40% across its eight European markets. Vue UK and Ireland beat its previous highest admissions…

SATURDAY LATE NIGHT UPDATE: This weekend should really be a come-to-Jesus for both AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA to get their acts together and come to terms. That’s because it’s truly a rich one at the box office, with studio estimates pegging $217.4M for all films, a record for the last weekend of July. It’s also…

The film exhibition industry has been beaten down over the last few years by the pandemic. But the nearly billion-dollar windfall wrought by the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon – two blockbuster must-see films in Barbie and Oppenheimer released at the same time – is a big win for the industry, according…

FRIDAY UPDATE: Warner Bros' Barbie has passed a new milestone at the international box office, crossing $300M with Thursday's grosses included. The Greta Gerwig-directed pic is heading into its second weekend, and is also due to hit the $600M worldwide benchmark when today's figures are tallied. On…

EXCLUSIVE: The UK box office is booming thanks to Barbenheimer. According to seven-day figures from Comscore, this past week is the highest ever recorded at the UK and Ireland box office, with £66,373,575 clocked from all movies between July 21-27. The feat has been fueled by the Barbenheimer…

Wednesday isn’t a day like Tuesday, where there are cheap tickets up for sale, but that didn’t stop Warner Bros.’ Barbie from continuing its daily weekday $20M+ streak. The Greta Gerwig-directed feature grossed $23M yesterday, -12% from Tuesday, sending its six-day running total to $237.1M…

After Warner Bros saw a record Monday at the domestic box office with $26.1M, they made $26M again yesterday, giving them a record Tuesday. Barbie crosses the $200M in five days with $214.1M. Pic beats previous Warner Bros Tuesday highs of Aquaman‘s Christmas Day 2018 take of $21.98M and Dark Knight…