Barbie Eyes $20M Preview, Oppenheimer $9M+ — Deadline

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updated After Thursday exclusively: Warner Bros. has made it official Barbie I rounded up the best previews of not just this summer, but of 2023 year-to-date $22.3 millionWhich is better Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3$17.5 million. It’s a great weekend for Zaslav’s house in heels the light previously stumbled this summer. All eyes are on Warner Bros Discovery’s share price which as of this post is about $13.03 (-0.6%). Universal says Oppenheimer an act $10.5 million in 3,150 theaters.

Barbie The cash includes $1.1 million in Wednesday previews at 500 locations. Even if you count back outside, Thursday’s $21.2 million is still the best of 2023. All in all, Thursday previews are booked at 3,400 locations.

We said that from the start Barbie was ahead Little mermaid In pre-sales – well, it’s twice as much as the $10.3 million Fish brought in (translates to $96 million 3d). Early Rotten Tomatoes audience results show 90% for Barbie and 94% for Oppenheimer. Early PostTrak shows 4 1/2 stars for Barbie and a specific recommendation of 79%. 82% were from general audiences, with 11% being children under 12 and parents at 7%. A whopping 71% female. The division was divided into 30% of women over 25 years of age, 41% of women under 25 years of age, 14% of men over 25 years of age, and 16% of men under 25 years of age. Parents gave it 4 1/2 stars with moms rating 79%. Children under 12 also from the same class with 88% of girls under 12 giving pic 92%.

OppenheimerTotal preview as we told you last night in a bunch of superhero movies and blockbusters like It’s the second chapter which also posted a Thursday of $10.5 million, a Friday of $37 million and ended up opening at $91 million plus. However, the math preview is not dollar for dollar in the 3 day forecast. No body see Oppenheimer Heat seeking to go beyond this but with companies now associated with older man things like John Wick Chapter Four ($8.9 million, Friday’s $29.4 million, three-day $73.8 million). However, as of last night, we are unable to connect Oppenheimer Older dude the 18-34 crowd showed up for the cinema with a 66% share in the 3-hour picture. Five solid stars from last night’s moviegoers for the teams of Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett. Men generally dominated at 65%. It was divided into 40% men over 25 years old, 24% men under 25 years old, 19% women over 25 years old, and 16% women under 25 years old.

As we told you Oppenheimer Before previews of $5.5 million from dunkirk, And duly note that the footprint of PLFs is now larger than it was in 2017.

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Exclusive: The box office event of the year that saw a crowd draw for Warner Bros. BarbieAnd and directed by Christopher Nolan from Universal, oppenheimer, Confetti Guns officially launched with straight movies watching in appreciation $20 million And $9 million + from their previews. Again, these numbers can fluctuate by morning.

even if Barbie Under $20 million, it’s bound to post this summer’s best previews; Disney Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 having made $17.5 million on a Thursday night (which included $400,000 in Imax Wednesday times). The Greta Gerwig feature directed at the Mattel doll features previews that will include Wednesday “Barbie Blowout Party” in 500 locations plus funds from showtimes starting tonight in 3,400 locations at 3 p.m.

R- Estimated 3 hours Oppenheimer The show starts today at 5:00 pm. Barbie It will be shown in 4,200 theaters by Friday, while oppenheimer, Age by IMAX, it will house 3,600 theaters.

It’s an understatement to say the outlook is bullish. Barbie Pre-sale is the best the industry has seen since Avatar: Water Road According to Box OfficeAnd Competitors are confident that the film will bring in $100m-$130m. Ditto for Oppenheimer tipping the scale after $50M+; All in all for the third time this year, the weekend gross should be around $200 million for all of the films. Critics love both films Barbie 89% certified fresh and Oppenheimer 93% certified fresh.

scaling Barbie: This preview format is larger than other female images such as beauty and the beast ($16.3 million Thursday, $63.7 million Friday and $174.7 million in 3 days), close hunger Games ($19.7 million Thursday, $67.2 million Friday and $152.5 million 3 days), and less than 2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($26.3 million Thursday, $72.7 million Friday and $142.8 million in 3 days.

Oppenheimer Eliminates Nolan previews Dunkirk($5.5m Thursday, $19.7m Friday, $50.5m 3-day), located in the neighborhood of such fan movies as Doctor Strange, Eternals, Logan And Shang Chi. As an adult drama and very talkative, Oppenheimer It is breaking the mold as far as companies go. Dunkirk It is not frontloaded, Thursday is 28% of Friday. Going back to Thursday and Friday, it grossed $14.2 million with Saturday up 23% with $17.5 million. The question is whether Oppenheimer Follows the path of a fanboy movie, like the R.I.T. Logan Which was in 2 hours and 17 minutes which had $9.5 million on Thursday, $33 million on Friday and $88.4 million for 3 days. A fun weekend at the store.