Following their simultaneous theatrical release on 21st July, Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ and Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ have not just been widely admired by audiences across the globe, but they have also created a massive impact on the box office worldwide.
As of now, ‘Oppenheimer’ has become Christopher Nolan’s fifth highest grossing movie of all time and it’s still going great. The film has now grossed over $550 million at the box office globally. And interestingly, the movie has also achieved the feat of becoming the highest grossing World War II movie, surpassing both Steven Spielberg’s highly acclaimed movie ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and Nolan’s own ‘Dunkirk.
‘Oppenheimer’ had also become the second film from 2023 to crack the IMDb top 250 movies list (the first was ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’). The star-studded venture headlined by Cillian Murphy in the central role of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.
On the other hand, ‘Barbie’ has collected more than a whopping $1 billion at the box office worldwide. For the year 2023, the film is now just behind the animated comedy adventure blockbuster ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’, which had grossed more than $1.3 billion.
‘Barbie’ movie has also achieved a rare record for its director Greta Gerwig, who has now become the only female filmmaker to have directed a film which has grossed more than a billion dollars at the box office globally. The fantasy comedy drama movie has been dominating the US box office with the top spot for three consecutive weeks in a row.
‘Barbie’ is based on the immensely popular Barbie dolls made by the multinational toy company Mattel. The film follows the story of the titular character (played by Margot Robbie), whose perfect life takes an interesting turn, and she decides to take a trip to the real world along with an equally inquisitive Ken (Ryan Gosling). After reaching real-world Los Angeles, the duo gets a reality check as they discover the existence of sexism and patriarchy.