'Barbenheimer' Mania Leads to Huge Weekend Box Office

The video discusses the significant box office success of 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer', which brought audiences back to cinemas and boosted the shares of Mattel and Warner Brothers. The combined revenue exceeded $300 million, marking a four-year high. 'Barbie' achieved the highest grossing debut of the year with $155 million, while 'Oppenheimer' earned nearly $81 million. The phenomenon of audiences watching both movies on the same day, dubbed 'Barbenheimer', is highlighted. This success comes amid a challenging summer for theaters, with previous flops and ongoing Hollywood strikes.

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