Two blockbuster movies released side by side in the mid of last month on 19 July has divided the world into two group Between those who like Oppenheimer vs Barbie. Both movies have become the talk of the town over online media and offline groups.
Worldwide both movies have grossed hundreds of millions of dollars and have cut to cut race. Both Oppenheimer and Barbie are successful to hook the audience and bringing back the pre-Covid Glory.
Until the last report, Barbie has grossed more than $1.18 billion worldwide while Oppenheimer is no less in this competition and grossed more than $650 million Worldwide as per DIgitalSpy. This made Greta Gerwig the first woman director to gross billion dollars and Oppenheimer to make among the top 10 R-rated movies.
Both movies got a variable response in different parts of the world such as in the United States, Canada, Australia, and South Korea viewers preferred to watch Barbie. In Europe, India, and China Oppenheimer is clearly the most like a movie. In China, the response to the Barbie movie was dull in the beginning but a few days after its release it saw a huge turnover.
During the Covid-19 Pandemic Cinema industry including both Hollywood and TV saw a down period of almost 2-3 years. Now, After the blockbuster collection of the movie, it looks like Cinema’s good old days are on the doorstep.
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is Rom-Com starring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken. People from all age groups especially younger people. But the most amazing thing is the first time ever in the history of cinema audiences used a dress code such as wearing pink clothes to watch a movie.
Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan directed film is a biography of American Physicist and Atomic Scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer Who was one of the lead scientists in the Manhattan Project and eventually leads to the formation of the Atom Bomb character played by Cillian Murphy.
Films are mostly liked by elderly audiences and those who like critically acclaimed movies or movies based on science, documentaries, and biographies.
Supporters from both movies were found debating on social media and online groups about which movie is best and which movie will do better in the coming days.
So, It looks like the race between Oppenheimer and Barbie will continue to the stage of the Oscar Award. It will be interesting to see which movie will win more Oscars.
It is clear from the box office earning until today Barbie is winning the race in until now But Oppenheimer is n less, it almost earned half of Barbie’s total earnings and the game is still on.
Craziness of this level was last experienced during the release of “Avengers: End Game” in 2019. Endgame was the biggest blockbuster hit and then Covid-19 struck and the world halted for some time. The entertainment industry suffered a huge loss. But we are hopeful this glory to Hollywood will continue.
