Kung Fu Panda 4 opened way beyond expectations, while Dune: Part Two had the best second weekend hold since Barbenheimer. Hollywood has two reasons to celebrate today, with one of them being the fact that it’s Oscar Sunday. However, the more important reason is no doubt the fact that after a sluggish start to the … Read more
Barbie took home a Grammy for its soundtrack album, while Oppenheimer nabbed an award for its score. But, it was Taylor Swift who made the biggest splash. It’s Taylor Swift’s world now, and we’re all just living in it. Just when you thought 2023 was safely in the books as the official year of Taylor … Read more
We count down the biggest pop culture stories of 2023, including the strikes, Barbenheimer, Jonathan Majors and Matthew Perry. 2023 was supposed to be an excellent year for movies. Now that people were no longer reluctant to return to the theatres due to COVID, the year was expected to be peppered with blockbusters, making this … Read more
Barbie and Oppenheimer continue being the movies of the summer while the new release Dracula film The Last Voyage of the Demeter fails to impress. Last week it had seemed that the reign of Barbenheimer was over when Jason Statham came in between the two, but like all things that are meant to be together, … Read more
It’s been quite a while since a pair of films took over the box office. This summer was a major disappointment, with films like Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Fast X failing to generate more than a mere shrug from moviegoers. The Flash bombed so hard that media outlets coined a new … Read more
Warner Bros has responded to criticism from its studio branch in Japan over memes surrounding Barbie and Oppenheimer. In July, two drastically different movies—Barbie, a fantasy comedy, and Oppenheimer, a historical thriller—were released on the same day. Audiences were tickled by the event, calling it “Barbenheimer” and vowing to watch both films on the same … Read more
Barbie and Oppenheimer had tremendous second week holds while Haunted Mansion becomes the latest Disney under-performer As expected, Barbie remained on top of the box office for a second week in a row with an impressively small drop off of just 43% for a second week take of $93 million and a domestic total of … Read more
Barbie and Oppenheimer combined for the largest second week pre-sales in box office history while Disney’s Haunted Mansion looks at an under-whelming $25 million debut. After posting an historic first week at the box office where Barbie became the highest domestic opening ever for a non super hero film or sequel in addition to posting … Read more
The double bill of Barbie and Oppenheimer, dubbed Barbenheimer, is proving to be an historic event. It would seem for once the hype and anticipation was not overblown as the epic event known as Barbenheimer has come and is proving to be a massive success. Right now (Per Deadline) the box office is looking to … Read more
After months of anticipation, it looks like Barbie is going to win Barbeinheimer weekend pretty handily, at least from a box office perspective. The film grossed $22 million in its Thursday preview night — a massive number, and the best first day for any 2023 movie to date. Oppenheimer had a good first day too, … Read more