“Barbie” is no longer the belle of the box office ball now that “Blue Beetle” crawled its way to the top, earning $10 million on its opening night.
the superhero movie — which stars Xolo Maridueña of “Cobra Kai” fame — “refreshingly spry.”
The Ángel Manuel Soto-directed film is on track to rake in $25 to $27 million in North America this weekend alone,It has already made history by being the first live-action superhero film centered around a Latino protagonist. It managed to beat out “Barbie,” who reigned at the box office for the four Fridays since its opening on July 21. It landed in second place with $6.2 million in sales.“Barbie,” starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, came in second this week.The film features talking pooches voiced by Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx.
it was “definitely a treat, especially for dog lovers who will howl with laughter and also cry at its empathetic understanding.”
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