July 21, 2023 is a date that the world of cinema will remember for a very long time. On this day, the two “hottest” films of this year premiered – “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”. During the summer, viewers sometimes went to both screenings on the same day, which significantly influenced their box office results. There were no surprises, however, because the first one clearly dethroned Christopher Nolan’s work. But this is not the end of the exciting competition, because it has already moved from cinema screens to smaller ones. You will find more interesting texts on the home page.
“Barbie” earned almost $1.5 billion at the box office, taking the lead in this duel. This, however, does not mean that “Oppenheimer” turned out to be a failure. On the contrary, there is no reason to be ashamed, because he collected an equally impressive USD 950 million. Viewers also loved the exciting, 3-hour story about the life of physicist Robert Oppenheimer (played by Cillian Murphy), the “father” of the nuclear bomb.
“Oppenheimer” conquers TV sets. He finally turned out to be better
As reported by the portal, now the battle has moved to TV sets. Both films are now available on VOD and continue to enjoy unflagging popularity. The Samba TV website, which collects data and statistics on viewership from Smart TVs around the world, has released the first viewership data for “Oppenheimer”. Although the film has been available on global streaming platforms since November 22 this year, it has already been watched by 388,000 people. households in the US.
Similarly, after the premiere of “Barbie” in September, Samba TV reported that the production was watched by 363,000 people. households in the US. Thus, Oppenheimer finally triumphed. It is worth noting, however, that the data comes from an independent source, and not from the websites of the producers – Universal and Warner Bros.
Box office is not everything. The best is yet to come
And the battle will continue in full swing. The commercial field will soon bow to the artistic one, because the artistic season is slowly getting started, when we will learn the nominations and winners of individual awards. Both films will certainly make a big splash at many galas – including the most important one, the Oscars. “Barbieheimer” will not disappear from the list any time soon.
Source: Gazeta
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