Quite the contrast they set up as one focused on finding the purpose of life and the other to showcase the life of a genius and mad scientist. It was fate that brought Barbie and Oppenheimer together, and fans took no time to name the event Barbenheimer.
The history of films will barely witness such events again as probably two of the biggest releases of the year saw the light of the day on the same day. And there is always a possibility that one gets crushed by the other, or people just don’t turn up to the theaters for some reason.
But as their theatrical run comes to an end, the result is prominent as Barbie and Oppenheimer, with its consecutive $1.4B and $946M, came out as two of the biggest hits of the year.
Now, here comes the question, were the makers so confident about their July 21st release?
The answer is no. As Margot Robbie and Cillian Murphy sit down for a face-to-face discussion regarding their ‘once in a lifetime’ projects, certain fun bits came out about the clash.
“One of your producers, Chuck Roven, called me because we worked together on some other projects. And he was like, ‘I think you guys should move your date,'” Robbie stated.
“And I was like, ‘We’re not moving our date. If you’re scared to be up against us, then you move your date.’ And he’s like, ‘We’re not moving our date. I just think it’d be better for you to move.’ And I was like, ‘We’re not moving!'”
Murphy also addressed the fact that Nolan, the mastermind behind Oppenheimer, was also really adamant about the Summer of Oppenheimer date. “Christopher Nolan was always determined that it would be released in the summer as a big tentpole movie; that was always his plan. And he has this superstition around that date, the 21st.”
And as fans, we can just be thankful to witness the phenomenon Barbenheimer, emerging as one of the most successful pairings with completely contrasting content.
Realistically, the movies did elevate each other rather than cutting themselves off, as the internet did prefer to watch both consecutively. Besides this, the clash isn’t over as the award season is yet to hit, so the fans will get one final chance to cheer for either the perfectly pretty Barbie or the mad genius Oppenheimer.
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