Barbie continues to dominate the box office, with the Warner Bros. blockbuster on track to gross $31 million or more in its fourth weekend. This makes it one of the biggest fourth weekends in history, not adjusted for inflation. The film has easily maintained its position as the number one movie at the box office.
This past week has been eventful for Barbie, as it surpassed the $500 million mark in domestic ticket sales, bringing its total to $502.6 million. It is now set to overtake The Dark Knight as the highest-grossing Warner Bros. release of all time in North America.
Director Greta Gerwig has also achieved significant milestones with Barbie. She is now the highest-grossing female director of all time domestically, surpassing Frozen II, which was directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck. Additionally, Barbie has become the highest-grossing live-action film directed by a woman at the worldwide box office, surpassing Captain Marvel from Marvel Studios. Captain Marvel, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, grossed $1.13 billion worldwide in 2019.
In addition to Barbie, another film that continues to impress at the box office is Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan. The biographical drama about the making of the atomic bomb crossed the $600 million mark worldwide on Thursday. It is expected to earn another $17 million at the domestic box office this weekend, bringing its domestic total to over $262 million.
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Both Barbie and Oppenheimer have seen only a 41 percent decline in their fourth weekends, demonstrating their dominance over other films. They are living the dream of success at the box office.
Paramount’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is projected to come in at number three during its second weekend, surpassing Meg 2: The Trench. It is expected to gross $14.6 million, bringing its domestic total to $72 million. The film’s decline in ticket sales is a respectable 48 percent.
Meg 2 is experiencing a steeper decline, with a projected $12.3 million and a domestic total of around $53 million through Sunday. It is notably behind the first film at the same point in its run.
However, the big disappointment of the weekend is The Last Voyage of Demeter from Amblin and Universal. The horror-tinged Dracula film is projected to come in at number five with a disappointing $6.5 million. Directed by André Øvredal and starring Corey Hawkins and Aisling Franciosi, the film cost $45 million to produce before marketing.
The challenges of opening a summer movie amid ongoing strikes by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) are evident with the performances of TMNT, Meg 2, and The Last Voyage. These strikes prohibit writers and actors from promoting any movie, TV, or streaming program from a struck company.
These box office numbers are subject to change, and the final figures will be updated on Sunday morning.
