LOS ANGELES — Film theaters are anticipating a brisk enterprise this weekend with the opening of the pinktastic “Barbie” and sometimes black-and-white atomic bomb drama, “Oppenheimer.” Collectively, the 2 movies are anticipated to herald greater than $150 million in North American ticket gross sales between Friday and Sunday.
“Barbie,” which stars Margot Robbie as Mattel’s revered and reviled doll within the PG-13 comedy, is projected to generate $100 million over the weekend. The R-rated “Oppenheimer,” directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy, is prone to web half as a lot.
The Nationwide Affiliation of Theatre House owners tasks greater than 200,000 moviegoers in North America will see “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” on the identical day. Greater than 40,000 folks have already purchased tickets for a same-day “Barbenheimer” double invoice at AMC Theatres alone.
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