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"Barbenheimer" is the term used for "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" opening on the same weekend.
Both titles have brought in record figures at the domestic and worldwide box office.
Here is a list of all of the records the titles broke.
Note: All figures below were provided by Warner Bros. for "Barbie" and Universal for "Oppenheimer."
"Barbie" had the largest opening weekend at the domestic box office this year with $162 million.
Margot Robbie's Barbie waving to Barbie Land citizens in "Barbie."
Warner Bros. Pictures
The previous record holder was "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" with $146.4 million.
It took in $22 million in preview screenings, the largest this year.
Margot Robbie as Barbie in "Barbie."
Warner Bros.
Before the movie officially opened in theaters, it was already making huge bank. Its Thursday preview screenings smashed the previous record holders for 2023, Marvel movies "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," which both earned $17.5 million.
"Barbie" had the largest single day at the US box office this year with $70.8 million.
Get that money, Barbie!
Warner Bros.
"The Super Mario Bros." movie was the previous record holder with $54.8 million.
It was the largest opening weekend ever for a female director.
"Barbie" director Greta Gerwig.
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Greta Gerwig beat out Anna Boden, who along with her directing partner Ryan Fleck, directed 2019's "Captain Marvel," which had a $153.4 million opening weekend.
The biggest opening weekend by a solo female director was Patty Jenkins for 2017's "Wonder Woman," which took in $103.2 million in its first weekend.
It's also Greta Gerwig's biggest opening for a movie she's directed.
Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig.
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Her previous biggest opening was 2019's "Little Women" with $16.8 million.
"Barbie" was the largest opening weekend ever for a movie starring Margot Robbie.
Margot Robbie in "Barbie."
Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.
Previously her biggest opening was 2016's "Suicide Squad" with $133.7 million.
And it was the largest opening for a Ryan Gosling movie.
Ryan Gosling as Ken in "Barbie."
Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.
Previously, it was 2017's "Blade Runner 2049," which opened with $31.5 million.
It was the largest opening ever for a movie based on a toy.
Transformers have nothing on Barbie.
Warner Bros.
2011's "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" was the previous record holder with $115.9 million.
And the largest opening for a non-sequel or non-remake in the month of July.
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in "Barbie."
Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.
Previously it was held by 2016's "The Secret Life of Pets" with $104.4 million.
"Barbie" made $182 million internationally, which is the biggest opening ever for a non-franchise movie released by Warner Bros.
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling dressed in Western outfits as Barbie and Ken in "Barbie."
Dale Robinette/Warner Bros.
The movie earned $26 million on the Monday after its opening weekend. That's the biggest Monday earner in the history of Warner Bros.
Simu Liu and Ryan Gosling have a frenemy-type feud in "Barbie."
Courtesy of Warner Bros.
The previous record-holder was 2008's "The Dark Knight" with $24.6 million.
It earned another $26 million on the Tuesday after its opening weekend. That's the biggest Tuesday earner in the history of Warner Bros.
"Barbie" is a cash-making machine!
Warner Bros.
On the Wednesday after opening weekend it made $23 million. The the biggest non-opening Wednesday in the history of Warner Bros.
"Barbie."
Warner Bros.
Passing previous record-holder "The Dark Knight" with $18.4 million.
In early August "Barbie" grossed $1 billion, Greta Gerwig is now the first female director to ever make a movie hitting that milestone.
Director Greta Gerwig at the world premiere of "Barbie" in Los Angeles, California.
Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage
In August, "Barbie" became the highest grossing domestic release ever in the history of Warner Bros.
Ryan Gosling as Ken in "Barbie."
Warner Bros. Pictures
With over $537.5 million it has surpassed "The Dark Knight" (not counting inflation), which took in $536 million.
At the end of the month, it became the highest-grossing movie ever for Warner Bros. at the worldwide box office.
"Barbie."
Warner Bros.
With over $1.34 billion, it surpassed previous record holder, 2011's "Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows - Part 2."
"Oppenheimer" took in $82.4 million at the US box office, which is the biggest opening for an R-rated movie this year.
Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in "Oppenheimer."
Universal Pictures
The previous record holder was "John Wick: Chapter 4" with $74 million.
It's the biggest non-Batman opening for Christopher Nolan.
"Oppenheimer" director Christopher Nolan.
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The movie took in a worldwide total of $180.4 million, that's the biggest opening weekend ever for a biopic.
Cillian Murphy in "Oppenheimer."
Universal
It beat 2018's "Bohemian Rhapsody," which took in $142 million.
It's the biggest release this year for a movie shown on IMAX screens.
"Oppenheimer."
Universal
It's also the biggest IMAX opening ever for a Nolan movie.
In August, "Oppenheimer" became the highest-grossing Nolan movie at the international box office (not counting inflation) with over $433 million.
Christopher Nolan.
Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP
In September, "Oppenheimer" passed "Bohemian Rhapsody" to become to highest-grossing biopic of all time.
Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in "Oppenheimer."
Universal Pictures
With a over $912 million worldwide cume, Nolan's movie has passed the $910 million brought in by previous record-holder, 2018's "Bohemian Rhapsody," which looked at the life and career of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.
This is the first time in the history of the movie industry that a movie opened over $100 million and another movie opened over $80 million in the same weekend. Thanks "Barbenheimer!"
A double-feature for the record books.
Warner Bros./Universal
