Barbie and Oppenheimer might not sound like an apparent pairing on paper. One is about an iconic doll coming into the actual world, whereas the opposite focuses on a biographical story concerning the creation of the atomic bomb. However that is not stopping over 20,000 folks from creating their very own double function to see each once they premiere July 21.
That is proper, Selection studies the “Barbenheimer” motion has some actual traction, changing into greater than only a social media joke. AMC Theatres despatched out a press launch stating over 20,000 AMC Stubs members have plopped down money to see Barbie and Oppenheimer again to again. Have in mind: This is only one theater chain, so the numbers are clearly larger.
“That greater than 20,000 moviegoers have already made plans and bought tickets to see Barbie and Oppenheimer on the identical day is a superb signal that the rising on-line dialog round seeing each of those unbelievable movies is popping into ticket gross sales,” mentioned Elizabeth Frank, who’s government vice chairman of worldwide programming and chief content material officer at AMC Theatres.
Clearly, not everybody will see each movies. As such, early monitoring factors to Barbie presumably doubling up Oppenheimer on the field workplace opening weekend. Barbie might rake in as a lot as $80 million–though Warner Bros. is considering extra alongside the strains of $60 million–while Oppenheimer is estimated to earn $40 million.
At one level, there have been rumors that Barbenheimer would not even be potential. There have been talks earlier this yr that Oppenheimer could be delayed, however that wasn’t the case. So it is nonetheless bomb versus bombshell this month at theaters, although as famous, it is bomb with the bombshell for 1000’s of others.
Barbie stars Margot Robbie as the enduring doll alongside Ryan Gosling as Ken. In the meantime, Cillian Murphy stars because the titular character in Oppenheimer, from filmmaker Christopher Nolan.
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