Barbie’s reign has come to an end, at the very least in terms of ticket sales.
The Greta Gerwig-directed movie’s weekend box office performance was not the highest in the US for the first time since its July 21 release.
According to studio estimates, DC’s superhero movie “Blue Beetle” took its place and made an estimated $25.4 million, while “Barbie” fell to second and made $21.5 million.
“Oppenheimer,” which was released the same weekend as “Barbie,” dropped to third place and earned $10.6 million, bringing its total US earnings to $285 million.
The US box office total for “Barbie” to date is $567 million. The film ends its place on top smashing several records.
Last week, it became Warner Bros.’ highest-grossing domestic release, surpassing “The Dark Knight,” a 2008 movie that had previously held the record.
It’s still on track to surpass Universal Pictures’ “The Super Mario Bros. as the biggest domestic release of the year. Since its release on April 5, that film has brought in $574.2 million at the US box office.
Only about 50 movies in history, adjusted for inflation, have ever crossed the $1 billion mark, according to Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore, who previously told the media that Warner Bros. Discovery revealed last week that “Barbie” had also crossed the $1.2 billion mark globally after crossing the $1 billion milestone less than three weeks earlier. Gerwig became the highest-grossing female director in film history as a result of this.
Source-CNN
