The craze of Barbenheimer – Barbie and Oppenheimer India Box Office Collection is now out. The movies released on Friday, July 21, had a great audience over the weekend. People dressed in Black and Pink were seen outside many theatres in many cities. Along with the star cast, the clash of two such drastic films was another reason for the excitement and craze among the audience. The reviews are mainly positive for both the films from the audience and critics alike.
Barbie and Oppenheimer India Box Office Collection
Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon & Florence Pugh, has had a Record-Breaking Opening Weekend with a Box office collection of Rs.60 crores (Gross) across 1923 screens (including all IMAX screens). It is the highest opening weekend ever for Christopher Nolan and Non-Franchise Hollywood films. It also is the highest opening weekend for a Hollywood movie on Imax screens & the highest opening weekend (Friday to Sunday) for a Hollywood film in 2023. Internationally, India is the 3rd highest in the world, following only the US & the UK markets.
Barbie, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie & Ryan Gosling, has had an excellent Opening Weekend of Rs.21 Crores (Gross) on 868 screens, the widest release for an English version-only film. It is Warner Bros’ Biggest Opening Weekend for 2023 after The Flash and the 3rd biggest opening weekend for a Female directed Hollywood after Frozen II.
Oppenheimer, with its huge following for its beloved director, Christopher Nolan, and Barbie, a cultural phenomenon in recent months, has brought audiences in droves to the cinemas, which has been a big boost for the exhibition industry in India. Many cinemas have reported about audiences booking tickets for both films on the same day or the same weekend in a celebration of the great cinematic experience!
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Incidentally, both films have been released by Warner Bros. Discovery in India. Speaking on the momentous occasion where two Hollywood films dominated the Box office in India, Denzil Dias, VP & Managing Director, India Theatrical, Warner Bros. Discovery, said, “We are beyond thrilled with the box office numbers of both the films at the India Box office and are delighted to see the Indian audiences throng the cinemas to watch these films of completely different genres. While we knew Christopher Nolan had a huge fanbase in India, ‘Oppenheimer’ has outperformed by becoming the biggest opening for a Nolan film ever!
In a market dominated typically by Action-event films or Superhero films, ‘Barbie’ has defied odds with its Box office collections to become the 2nd biggest opening ever for a Hollywood female-oriented film.
The success of both films on the same weekend is a very encouraging sign for the Cinema business in India which clearly shows that the audiences will come in droves for quality content.”
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