“Barbie” is the highest grossing film of the summer (and the year) with $612 million in North America and $1.36 billion globally to date. “Oppenheimer” also wildly outperformed expectations with $311 at the domestic box office and $850 million worldwide.
The Barbie summer comes to an end
The summer box office continues strong for the biggest movie of 2023..
For those who went to see it, was the 4 hours of your time (with previews and ads) worth the viewing?
Audiences seemed to really enjoy the film.. critics still kind of did. WE loved it, despite not completely loving its length. (At points Wakanda did in fact feel like FOREVER) ..
\As the weekend ends, it is setting the box office record of biggest November release..
Somehow it’s still pulling in serious money. A box office win for Blumhouse
The marketing for the movie was brilliant, with smiling people gracing baseball games and public locations for the past two weeks. Nice move!
But what few are talking about with this is the ‘smile’ concept. It is based on a short horror film.. but it also seems to borrow a lot of the concept of IT FOLLOWS. In that movie, what followed was a sexually transmitted disease and bad reputation. In this film, it is mental illness. We cloud it and hide it with a smile.
I am not sure if the film makers went for a deeper meaning than what we got, but it sure felt like something much more meaningful was hiding under the surface.
$3 movie day on September 3. Will that be enough to bring people back again??
NAH…
