Barbie Vs Oppenheimer: Christopher Nolan's Film Rules Indian BO, But Margot Robbie-Starrer Dominates Globe

It is officially Barbenheimer fever all across the globe as two of the highly-anticipated films, 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' hit the theatres on July 21, 2023. While 'Barbie' is marginally less remarkable than 'Oppenheimer' at the box office in India, the overseas numbers show a completely different scenario. According to a number of reports, 'Barbie' has overtaken Oppenheimer in more than 70 foreign countries.

According to a report in The Hollywood Reporter, 'Barbie' collected $70 million on first day of release in the US. Through the weekend, it is anticipated to earn $150 million in the US and an additional $120 million from as many as 70 different international markets. By Sunday, it might earn over $280 million.

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On the other hand, according to a report in Deadline, 'Oppenheimer' plans to earn $165 million worldwide over the course of the weekend, with $88.9 million possibly coming from foreign markets. 

Barbie Vs Oppenheimer Box Office: India

'Oppenheimer' has raked in Rs 31 crore at the Indian Box Office, while 'Barbie' has collected Rs 11.5 crore so far.

About Barbie

'Barbie' stars Ryan Gosling, Margot Robbie and Dua Lipa in the lead roles. The movie hit the theatres on July 21, 2023. Apart from Margot and Ryan, the cast for Barbie includes Will Ferrell as the Mattel CEO, Connor Swindells, Nicola Coughlan, Emerald Fennell, Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, America Ferrera, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rhea Perlman, Sharon Rooney, Ana Cruz Kayne, Ritu Arya and Jamie Demetriou. We will also see Emma Mackey, Issa Rae, Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, Simu Liu, Scott Evans and Ncuti Gatwa.

About Oppenheimer

The American biographical film 'Oppenheimer', written and directed by Christopher Nolan, stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist who is known as the "father of the atomic bomb" for his work on the Manhattan Project, which produced the first nuclear weapons during World War II.