Why It Took Oppenheimer 6 Weeks To Beat Barbie At The Box Office (& When Will The Battle End?)

Six weeks after their releases, Oppenheimer has finally pulled ahead of Barbie at the global box office, but the prolonged battle is far from over. Ever since it was announced that Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer would be premiering on the same day as Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, the anticipation for the biggest movie battle of 2023, dubbed “Barbenheimer,” has been a focal point of box office discourse. Early projections from box office analysts struggled to accurately predict which movie would come out on top, and six weeks out, it’s still either movie’s battle to win.