‘Barbie’ Domestic Box Office Continues to Reign Supreme
The Big Picture For the third weekend in a row, Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar blockbuster Barbie isn’t merely topping the domestic box office chart, but is also doing it in style by exceeding expectations. The satirical comedy outperformed two new releases — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and Meg 2: The Trench — in its third weekend, as it neared the $500 million mark domestically.
Barbie added $53 million to its account this weekend, taking its running domestic total to a hair under $460 million. The film debuted with $162 million last month, and grossed $93 million in its second weekend. The movie opened to high expectations amid peak “Barbenheimer” mania, but nobody could have foreseen the sheer pace with which it has toppled box office records in the subsequent days. Warner Bros. will be celebrating this one for years.
It Was a Close Race for the Number Two Spot Debuting at the second spot after a closely contested race was Meg 2, the sequel to the surprise hit 2018 film The Meg. Directed by the acclaimed British filmmaker Ben Wheatley and featuring a returning Jason Statham in the lead role, Meg 2 debuted with $30 million in its opening weekend, outperforming Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer by the narrowest of margins.
Paramount debuted Mutant Mayhem in theaters on Wednesday — a similar strategy that it recently used with Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One — and should be pleased with the $28 million three-day debut that the film is estimated to have delivered. Across its five-day extended opening, the well-reviewed animated film is eying $43 million — a solid result for something that cost a relatively modest $70 million to produce.
You can watch our interview with Meg 2 producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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