The double feature of 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' made for the biggest movie weekend of the year. The Times was on the scene to capture fans in costume.
took in a whopping $235.5 million in their opening weekend — $155 million and $80.5 million, respectively. Los Angeles-area film buffs were among those out in force to partake of one or both titles this weekend, many in shades of Barbie pink. The Times was on the scene in Century City to capture the atmosphere around the biggest movie weekend of the year.
Jasmine Vaughn Perrett, 27, poses for a portrait dressed as Barbie outside the AMC Century City movie theater Friday. Perrett says she loves Barbie because she loves a woman “who represents being beautiful and smart.” Anthony Vaccaro, left, Wenwei Zheng, Oscar Beer and Michael Stratigakis dressed as Ken outside the AMC Century City on Friday. Vaccaro organized the group to attend the movie dressed in costume.TChaka Cumberbatch, 36, poses for a portrait Friday while dressed as Barbie outside the AMC Century City movie theater.
Maria Plascencea with her daughter Daniella Galvan, 6. Plascencea says her daughter was eager to go to the movie in costume.Izzy Ster, left, Adele Marchenko, Maya Gardner, Maddi Moran and Clare Larsen mix pink and black for their “Barbenheimer”-inspired looks outside the AMC Century City on Friday. The friends are all in their early 20s and in a sketch comedy group at USC called the Suspenders.
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