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Barbie And Oppenheimer Arrive As A Brilliant Bombshell At The Weekend Box Office, Setting New Records For 2023

The Barbenheimer phenomenon is very, very real, as both Greta Gerwig's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer had spectacular opening weekends at the box office.

Cinemablend

Barbie Fans Are Going Viral On TikTok For Wearing Elaborate Outfits To The Theater, And I'm So Here For It

It's Barbie opening weekend, and there's a whole bunch of sightings of pink outfits in theaters.

Cinemablend

How feminists are catching up to Barbie

Beauty standards aside, the doll has been a wildly progressive lifestyle mentor ever since she won us over in 1959

Salon

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You Need to Watch the Trippiest Psychodrama on Amazon Prime ASAP

In 1988, 'The Truman Show' predicted so much about 2023 society — and blockbusters.

Inverse

Barbie review: A near-miraculous achievement from Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie

While it’s impossible for any studio film to be truly subversive, this Mattel-approved comedy gets away with far more than you’d think was possible

The Independent UK

‘I survived the Barbenheimer experience - escaping with just minor whiplash’

Greta Gerwig’s ultra-pop Barbie and Christoper Nolan’s epic Oppenheimer were released on the same day - presenting an enticing and foolhardy challenge

Evening Standard

Barbie review – a riotous, candy-coloured feminist fable

Barbie takes a ride from her dream house to reality as Little Women writer-director Greta Gerwig takes another cultural icon and lovingly subverts it

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An Oppenheimer Showing Featured A Half-Pink Screen After Something Went Wrong, But It’s Giving Me Serious Barbenheimer Vibes

Barbie and Oppenheimer just opened on the same weekend, so of course one technical difficulty made Nolan's epic hot pink.

Cinemablend

I'm Obsessed With Barbie's Ending, And The Way Greta Gerwig Came Up With The Final Scene Makes It Even Better

Barbie has a fantastic ending, and I'm obsessed with it. The way Greta Gerwig came up with the final scene makes it even better.

Cinemablend

Barbie v Oppenheimer: dolls trump nukes as blockbusters hit screens

Glasgow crowds root for Greta Gerwig’s bubblegum satire over Christopher Nolan’s atom bomb saga

The Guardian - UK

'Barbie' Continues 2023's Most Concerning Hollywood Trend

2023 has already seen a shocking number of brand-based movies hit theaters and digital platforms. Here's why films like 'Barbie,' 'Air,' and 'Flamin' Hot' could mark the beginning of a concerning new era for Hollywood.

Inverse

America Ferrera reveals her guilty pleasure is ‘not showering for a few days’

‘I’m going to regret saying this,’ Ferrera said

The Independent UK

‘My collection must be into the thousands’: Meet the adults hooked on buying Barbies

Greta Gerwig’s summer blockbuster may have rekindled widespread love for Barbie, but it’s nothing new for her long-time collectors. Katie Rosseinsky speaks to some of the doll’s biggest British fans about sexism, late-night eBay bidding and the dreaded ‘green rot’

The Independent UK

How Mattel's CEO dove into a culturally-challenged company losing hundreds of millions a year and emerged with a Barbie box office phenomenon

“I took our portfolio of iconic franchises in children and family entertainment to be an incredible opportunity to extend the company outside of the toy aisle."

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The Independent UK

Barbie doubles Oppenheimer’s earnings in box office previews

‘Barbie’ has collected the best preview earnings of any film this year

The Independent UK

Barbie’s impressive Rotten Tomatoes score revealed

Film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling hailed as ‘a very charming success’

The Independent UK

Oppenheimer blows past Barbie with near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score

‘Barbie’ debuted with impressive Rotten Tomatoes score of 89 per cent

The Guardian - US

I survived the Barbie-Oppenheimer double bill and I don’t recommend it

The internet has become transfixed with the idea of watching Greta Gerwig’s bubblegum comedy next to Christopher Nolan’s dark drama but it proved to be a nightmarish combo

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The Independent UK

Barbie review: A near-miraculous achievement from Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie

While it’s impossible for any studio film to be truly subversive, this Mattel-approved comedy gets away with far more than you’d think was possible

The Independent UK

Too gay, too weird, too pregnant: The most controversial Barbie dolls in history

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ movie features cameos from a host of surreal dolls quietly discontinued by Mattel – among them a pregnant plastic woman and Rob Brydon’s ‘Sugar Daddy Ken’. Believe it or not, all of them are ripped from reality, writes Ellie Muir

Cinemablend

Greta Gerwig Shot Barbie Digitally, And Her Reasons Make A Lot Of Sense

Greta Gerwig explains why she chose digital over film on Barbie and her reasoning is valid.

Total Film

Barbenheimer: the day that cinema stood still

How the year's most hotly anticipated day of cinema played out

The Independent UK

Barbie doubles Oppenheimer’s earnings in box office previews

‘Barbie’ has collected the best preview earnings of any film this year

The Independent UK

America Ferrera reveals her guilty pleasure is ‘not showering for a few days’

‘I’m going to regret saying this,’ Ferrera said

Total Film

Life, death, and existential dread: why Barbenheimer is the perfect double bill

In need of an existential crisis? These movies have got you covered!

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