'Barbie' earned an estimated $93-million in North American theatres this weekend as it continued 'rolling down a hill of cash'.
Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' movie poster is seen in Cinema City multiplex cinema in Bonarka shopping center in Krakow, Poland.LOS ANGELES - Warner Bros.' blockbuster"Barbie" earned an estimated $93-million in North American theatres this weekend as it continued"rolling down a hill of cash," industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.
"July would have been a lukewarm month, but then 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' arrived, moviegoing exploded, and within one week, July caught up to its pre-pandemic average," said analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research. With Margot Robbie as"Barbie" and Ryan Gosling as boyfriend"Ken," the Greta Gerwig film has now generated $351.4-million in North American ticket sales, along with $423-million abroad, likely setting it on track to be the next billion-dollar flick.
In third for the weekend was a new Disney release,"Haunted Mansion," at $24.2-million. Disney spent $150-million to produce the kid-centric film so it has a way to go to reach profitability, according to Variety. The movie stars LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish and Owen Wilson.
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