and Canadian theaters, a rate that will soon make it the biggest box-office hit of the summer. 'Barbie' has rapidly accumulated US$351.4 million in U.S. The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App.The film outpaced Nolan's 'The Dark Knight' to have the best first 11 days in theaters of any Warner Bros. 'There's really no comparison for this.'įollowing its year-best US$162 million opening, the pink-infused pop sensation of 'Barbie' saw remarkably sustained business through the week and into the weekend. 'Having two movies from rival studios linked in this way and both boosting each other's fortunes - both box-office wise and it terms of their profile - I don't know if there's a comp for this in the annals of box-office history,' said Dergarabedian. Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for data firm Comscore, call it 'a touchstone moment for movies, moviegoers and movie theatres.' The two movies combined have already surpassed US$1 billion in worldwide ticket sales. 'Barbenheimer' has proven to be not a one-weekend phenomenon but an ongoing box-office bonanza. In Pictures: 'Barbie' movie premiere in London.Sales for the two movies dipped 43 per cent and 44 per cent, respectably - well shy of the usual week-two drops.

'Oppenheimer' stayed in second with a robust US$46.2 million. 'Barbie' took in a massive US$93 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Seven days after Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' and Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' conspired to set box office records, the two films held unusually strongly in theaters. A week later, the 'Barbenheimer' boom has not abated.

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