NEW YORK: The DC superhero film 'Blue Beetle' led weekend ticket sales with a modest $25.4 million opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, dethroning 'Barbie' from the top spot after a record-setting run that left movie theaters colored pink for a month.
The 'Barbie' phenomenon is far from over. Greta Gerwig's film, which earlier this week became the highest grossing Warner Bros. release ever domestically, nearly managed to stay No. 1 again with $21.5 million in its fifth weekend. It's up to $567.3 million in North America and an eye-popping $1.28 billion globally.The other half of 'Barbenheimer' also continues to perform remarkably well for a movie so far into its run.
Universal Pictures' 'Oppenheimer' has done even better overseas. Its global gross stands at an estimated $717.8 million through Sunday.'Blue Beetle,' starring Xolo Maridueña, came in on the lower side of expectations and notched one of the lower debuts for a DC Comics movie. Though earlier planned as a streaming-only release, Warner Bros.
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