For weeks now, movie pundits have wondered justhow much moneyBarbieandOppenheimerwould make on their combined opening weekend.
The actual numbers are nothing short of staggering.
But those stats undersell what really was, and is, special aboutBarbenheimer.
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(What a concept!)
Both are also being received better than most wannabe blockbusters: Critics (includingVanity Fairs!)
have reactedwarmlytoeachfilm, while audiences have given each film anA Cinemascore.
Come on, Barbie, let’s go party!
The singularity ofBarbenheimerwill be difficult if not impossible to re-create, though that doesnt mean studios wont try.
This article was originally published byVanity Fair.
