All the box office records 'Barbenheimer' has broken
- "Barbenheimer" is the term used for "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" opening on the same weekend.
- Both titles took in huge figures at the domestic and worldwide box office this past weekend.
Note: All figures below were provided by Warner Bros. for "Barbie" and Universal for "Oppenheimer."
"Barbie" had the largest opening weekend at the domestic box office this year with $155 million.
The previous record holder was "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" with $146.4 million.
It took in $22 million in preview screenings, the largest this year.
Before the movie officially opened in theaters, it was already making huge bank. Its Thursday preview screenings smashed the previous record holders for 2023, Marvel movies "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," which both earned $17.5 million.
"Barbie" had the largest single day at the US box office this year with $70.8 million.
"The Super Mario Bros." movie was the previous record holder with $54.8 million.
It was the largest opening weekend ever for a female director.
Greta Gerwig beat out Anna Boden, who along with her directing partner Ryan Fleck, directed 2019's "Captain Marvel," which had a $153.4 million opening weekend.
The biggest opening weekend by a solo female director was Patty Jenkins for 2017's "Wonder Woman," which took in $103.2 million in its first weekend.
It's also Greta Gerwig's biggest opening for a movie she's directed.
Her previous biggest opening was 2019's "Little Women" with $16.8 million.
"Barbie" was the largest opening weekend ever for a movie starring Margot Robbie.
Previously her biggest opening was 2016's "Suicide Squad" with $133.7 million.
And it was the largest opening for a Ryan Gosling movie.
Previously, it was 2017's "Blade Runner 2049," which opened with $31.5 million.
It was the largest opening ever for a movie based on a toy.
2011's "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" was the previous record holder with $115.9 million.
And the largest opening for a non-sequel or non-remake in the month of July.
Previously it was held by 2016's "The Secret Life of Pets" with $104.4 million.
"Barbie" made $182 million internationally, which is the biggest opening ever for a non-franchise movie released by Warner Bros.
"Oppenheimer" took in $80.5 million at the US box office, which is the biggest opening for an R-rated movie this year.
The previous record holder was "John Wick: Chapter 4" with $74 million.
It's the biggest non-Batman opening for Christopher Nolan.
The movie took in a worldwide total of $174 million, that's the biggest opening weekend ever for a biopic.
It beat 2018's "Bohemian Rhapsody," which took in $142 million.
It's the biggest release this year for a movie shown on IMAX screens.
It's also the biggest IMAX opening ever for a Nolan movie.
This is the first time in the history of the movie industry that a movie opened over $100 million and another movie opened over $80 million in the same weekend. Thanks "Barbenheimer!"
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