After a first half of 2023 that featured a few ups and a disturbing number of downs at the box office, there has been a great deal of anticipation building for what transpired this weekend. Two major studios put out contrasting tentpole films on the same Friday, and instead of inspiring rivalry or competition, buzz for Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer morphed into a blissful celebration of cinema known as Barbenheimer. And this excitement has not fizzled out as simple internet hype a la David R. Ellis' notorious Snakes On A Plane. Instead, the big screen phenomena is very real.
Check out the full Top 10 for this past weekend below, and join me after for analysis.
