The ‘Barbie’ bonanza continues at the box office, ‘Oppenheimer’ holds the No. 2 spot
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer
Published: July 31, 2023, 7:59am
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NEW YORK — A week later, the “Barbenheimer” boom has not abated.
Seven days after Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” conspired to set box office records, the two films held unusually strongly in theaters. “Barbie” took in a massive $93 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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