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The $8.5 billion ‘Barbenheimer,’ Beyoncé, and Taylor Swift bonanza is fading, and the summer’s pop culture economy is giving way to a winter in consumer spending, Morgan Stanley warns

The historic summer of entertainment created a one-off economic boom that may be nearly impossible to replicate next quarter.

Fortune

Woman whose real name is Barbie Oppenheimer speaks out on the craze of the summer

‘I started as a Barbie,’ she says

The Independent UK

Woman named Barbie Oppenheimer recounts difficulties amid Barbenheimer craze

‘I started as a Barbie,’ she says

The Independent UK

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Barbenheimer: Oppenheimer Topped Summer Movie Trailer Ad Airings

Oppenheimer has more than double Barbie’s ad airings on linear television and double Barbie’s television ad impressions according to ad impact

TV Tech

An August surge, two new variants and a Barbenheimer spike: is London facing a Covid autumn?

Cases have surged by 17 per cent in the last week, with experts blaming waning immunity, increased indoor mixing and new mutations

Evening Standard

Summer box office 2023: what were the big hits and misses?

It was the season of Barbenheimer but also one that saw some of the costliest flops that the industry has ever seen

The Guardian - US

Show business to no business: how are the strikes hitting Hollywood?

Weeks into the actors and writers strike and the impact is being felt with movies underperforming and shows getting cancelled

The Guardian - US

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What Barbenheimer could teach us about Starfield, Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros Wonder, and Baldur's Gate 3

Opinion | Barbenheimer was a celebration not a competition – I want the same from video games in the coming weeks

GamesRadar

Barbenheimer: cinema’s saviour or last hurrah?

“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” couldn’t be more different. Yet when it emerged that both films would be released on the same day – 21 July – what initially seemed like a major clash “spawned a portmanteau name”.

The Week

Barbenheimer-style gatherings blamed for Covid rise in Germany

Events such as filmgoing craze partly blamed as epidemiologists warn country could have a summer wave

The Guardian - UK

Oppenheimer Is Passing A Wild Box Office Number, So Long Live Barbenheimer

Oppenheimer just passed a major box office milestone, showing the Barbenheimer hype is alive and well.

Cinemablend

Body Show at Pleasance Courtyard review: a fascinating but frustrating For You page of a show

From Barbenheimer to Bake Off, the show is a comedic take on deeper issues

Evening Standard

Why theater concessions got a makeover

From pink popcorn to themed trinkets, theaters are getting creative with their offerings — and fans are overjoyed

Salon

Is Barbenheimer really to blame? Covid experts on reasons behind jump in cases

UK has seen increase in Covid cases and a new variant called Eris accounting for one in seven new infections

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Cinemablend

Ryan Gosling Vs. Robert Downey Jr.: Who Should Win The Barbenheimer Best Supporting Actor Oscar Race

If Barbie's Ryan Gosling and Oppenheimer's Robert Downey Jr. go against each other at the Academy Awards, who would win Best Supporting Actor?

Evening Standard

Saw Patrol? No thanks, we’re not here for another Barbenheimer portmanteau

There’s another double bill on the horizon, but isn’t this getting tired already?

TechRadar

Ready for a Barbie party on Max? You've got a long wait on your hands

We won't be saying "Hi Barbie!" on any of the world's biggest streaming services for a few months yet.

The Independent UK

Will Oppenheimer get a theatrical release in Japan as controversy over Barbenheimer memes erupt?

Film depicts the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed around 200,000 people

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Cosplayer Designs ‘Barbenheimer’ Outfit For Back-to-Back Screenings Of Barbie And Oppenheimer

Lillian Isley creates a unique cosplay outfit inspired by the clash of cinematic titans

The Guardian - UK

Saw Patrol: will this horrifying double bill be as big as Barbenheimer?

In the US, Saw X and Paw Patrol are released on the same day. Cue plans to watch the torture horror and puppy animation in a single, unsettling sitting

TechRadar

Hi Barbie! Netflix goes full Barbenheimer as forgotten Barbie show storms its TV charts

A long-forgotten Barbie web series has been given a second life on Netflix – and it's all down to Barbenheimer.

Dynamite News

Warner Bros. apologizes after 'Barbenheimer' tweets spark criticism in Japan

The Warner Bros. Film Group in the United States has issued a public apology about social media activity concerning the ‘Barbenheimer’ meme, which has caused outrage in Japan, Variety reported. "Warner Brothers sincerely apologises for its recent insensitive social media engagement." Read further on Dynamite News :

Evening Standard

Barbie and Oppenheimer continue to break records and smash the Box Office

The two films, which were released on the same day in July, have both enjoyed astonishing success

Cinemablend

Warner Bros. Responds After Japan Arm Calls The Studio Out Over Barbenheimer Memes

Warner Bros. has called out itself over responses to Barbenheimer memes.

The Independent UK

Barbie's Japanese distributor apologizes for its parent company's reaction to Barbenheimer memes

The Japanese distributor of the Warner Bros

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