“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” stand out as the two phenomenal films of the American summer. With two starts beyond expectations, they offer a historic accumulation at the US box office. And a plebiscite for original productions.
US BOX OFFICE FROM JULY 21 TO 23, 2023
1 – Barbie: $155,000,000 (cumulative: $155,000,000)
2 – Oppenheimer: $80,500,000 (cumulative: $80,500,000)
3 – Sound of Freedom: $20,140,647 (cumulative: $124,748,584)
4 – Mission: Impossible 7: $19,500,000 (total: $118,753,469)
5 – Indiana Jones and the Dial…: $6,700,000 (total: $159,018,862)
6 – Insidious: The Red Door: $6,500,000 (cumulative: $71,001,673)
7 – Elementary: $5,800,000 (total: $137,233,827)
8 – Spider-Man – Across the Spider-Verse: $2,815,000 (total: $375,209,269)
9 – Transformers – Rise of the Beasts: $1,120,000 (total: $155,642,604)
10 – The Challenge: $1,075,000 (total: $49,210,693)
Source: www.boxofficemojo.com
TO REMEMBER
The phenomenon “Barbenheimer” has kept all its promises. And even beyond. And above all, it could, according to some analysts, give Hollywood studios food for thought, as two original films, one potentially (and unfairly) perceived as “girly”, the other offering a demanding and long-running biopic, largely dominate franchises. as Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning part 1 And Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
While Warner studios was betting on a solid start at around $75 million, Barbie stunned all estimates by raking in 155 million greenbacks for its inaugural weekend.
This is the best start of 2023 (ahead of Super Mario’s $146 million), and the best launch of all time for a film directed by a filmmaker, in this case Greta Gerwig, who does better than Patty’s $103 million Jenkins in solo (Wonder Woman) or that the 153 M$ of Anna Boden in duet with Ryan Fleck (Captain Marvel).
Worldwide, the film has already grossed $337 million. What to give, certainly, ideas to Mattel which would develop no less than 45 cinema projects!
Spectators were also at the rendezvous of the Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan, giving the director the best start to his career outside of the Batman trilogy. With $80.5 million, the three-hour biopic, led by Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt, therefore does better than Interstellar, Dunkirk, Tenet or Inception. Very strong for a historical and scientific film with river dialogues, which alternates between color and black & white and which offers viewers a memorable atomic explosion.
Behind, the independent film Sound of Freedom led by Jim Caviezel crosses the bar of 120 million dollars. It even passes in front of Tom Cruise in the ranking, while the receipts of Mission: Impossible 7 fell by 64% for an estimated total of $118 million to date. Indiana Jones 5 And Insidious: The Red Door are neck and neck for fifth place during a weekend which, collectively, marks the best post-COVID total and the fourth highest total of all time. Who would have bet on “Barbenheimer” to tickle Marvel and other Star Wars?