Barbie Vs Oppenheimer BO Collection: Barbenheimer fever dies down at domestic box office

Barbie and Oppenheimer fever, portmanteaus as Barbenheimer on social media, seems to have finally taken a hit. The business of both films have taken a hit in the second week of release. However, together, the movies have successfully made more than Rs 130 crores at the domestic box office. 

3 things you need to know 

• Barbie and Oppenheimer both released in India together on July 21. 
• The film’s business has seen a decline after the release of Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. 
• Oppenheimer has continued to outperform Barbie at the domestic box office. 

Oppenheimer breaches the Rs 100 crore mark 

Contrary to the pattern prevailing across the world, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has left Barbie far behind in box office collections in India. The biographical drama has breached the Rs 100 crore mark by making Rs 102.88 crore till its second Wednesday as per the early estimates provided by Sacnilk. Though the film’s business saw a decline in its second week, it has been able to achieve the milestone in just 13 days of release. 

(Cillian Murphy and Matt Damon star in Oppenheimer | Image: Twitter)

Even though the film has registered a staggering number in collections, Wednesday saw the movie’s lowest collection in the country. As per early estimates, the movie has collected Rs 2.62 crores. The second-week collection of the film will remain significantly lesser than its first week. 

Barbie struggles to reach Rs 50 crores 

While Cillian Murphy starrer Oppenheimer emerged as a box office rager, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie struggled to find an Indian audience. While the movie was off to a good start, the business slowed down within days of release. As per Sacnilk's early estimates, on its second Wednesday, the movie made Rs 0.82 crores.

(Barbie is doing a better business than Oppenheimer globally| Image: Twitter)

After almost 14 days of release, Barbie has been able to earn only Rs 38.43 Crores in India. The film’s business took a hit with the release of Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani which also attracted a family audience. Pawan Kalyan starrer Bro, released on July 28, also swayed the South Indian audience away from the Hollwyood films.