Viewers are having fun with “Barbie,” the widely publicized comedy that took first place at the box office with $70.5 million in sales in its first two days.
The Greta Gerwig-directed film, which The Post called “self-absorbed and overwrought disappointment,” grossed $22.2 million upfront box office sales on Thursday, followed by one other $48.2 million with its Friday release on greater than 4,200 screens, in line with Box Office Mojo IMDB.
Director Christopher Nolan’s biopic Oppenheimer, which delves into the lifetime of the inventor of the atomic bomb, finished second, taking in $33 million in opening day sales, including $10.5 million from Thursday previews.
The historical drama, which stars Cillian Murphy as scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, is “the rarest of things: a complicated and gripping movie that is made for grown-ups and makes nobody say, ‘I’ll wait for it to return on streaming,'” enthused The Post.
The volume was barely toned down for “Sound of Freedom”, which dropped from number two last week to number three, grossing just over $5.7 million.
Based on the true story of anti-trafficking activist Timothy Ballard and released by faith-based Angel Studios, the film grossed over $110 million at the box office with none international distribution. Box Office Mojo Data Show.
“Mission: Not possible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” Tom Cruise’s sixth installment as Not possible Mission Force agent Ethan Hunt, led at the box office last week but dropped to fourth place this week, with $5.56 million in sales.
In fifth place is supernatural horror Insidious: The Red Door, which grossed nearly $2.1 million, dropping from third place last week.