Barbie vs Oppenheimer Box Office Collection Day 9: There's no stopping Nolan film in India

Both Oppenheimer and Barbie, released on July 21, have performed well at India box office. This is despite facing competition from Tom Cruise’s tentpole Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1. To add to it, Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt’s Rocky aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani was also released on July 28. Despite a tough three-way challenge, Oppenheimer and Barbie witnessed an upward trend over the weekend.
 
3 things you need to know

• Barbie and Oppenheimer are on track to becoming the biggest box office hits this year.
• The Christopher Nolan film is based on the biographical book American Prometheus and traces the journey of 'the father of the atomic bomb'.
• Barbie is based on the popular action-figure line from Mattel.

Barbenheimer continues to draw in audience

Oppenheimer’s collection on Friday (July 29) at the Indian box office was estimated to be Rs 4.35 crore. It’s a far cry from the film’s opening day collection last Friday when it recorded a revenue of Rs 14.50 crore. However, this changed on its second Saturday, when the film hauled Rs 7.23 crore. This has indicated that the audiences are still lining up outside the theatres for it. The movie's total collection is Rs 84.78 crore in nine days. 

(A poster for Oppenheimer featuring Cillian Murphy | Image: Twitter)

Oppenheimer's growth was despite competition from Rocky aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, which opened to Rs 11 crore on Friday and followed it up with Rs 16 crore at the box office on Saturday. 

Meanwhile, Barbie, which was lagging behind Oppenheimer since the start in India, also saw an upward trend on the weekend. It collected Rs 1.55 crore on Friday, with its total collection standing at approximately Rs 29.05 crore. However, it showed growth on Saturday with Rs 3.13 crore in collection, taking its total to 32.20 crore in nine days. 

(A still from Barbie featuring Margot Robbie | Image: BarbieMovie/Twitter)

Barbie wins globally, trails in India

Globally, Oppenheimer is expected to cross $400 million+ after Sunday with $221.5 collected globally so far as per a Deadline report. The doll-based fantasy film Barbie is outperforming Oppenheimer at the global box office. With several records broken, the new movie has collected $637.5 million at the global box office, with $350.5 million grossed in foreign markets alone. It’s expected to reach a box office collection of $700+ million after Sunday figures are in.