'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer': An overview of all the box office records broken

As Hollywood Studios, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA stalled in job talks - streaming residuals being a big bone of contention - the theatrical side of the business has exploded, with Barbenheimer grossing over $511 million worldwide , including 235.5 million domestic dollars. Never before in the history of Hollywood films have two films reached over $100 million (Barbie) and $50 million (Oppenheimer) at the domestic box office.

Sunday, Barbie from Warner Bros. has a domestic opening of $155 million, including $182 million overseas, while Universal's Oppenheimer made $80.5 million domestically and another $93.7 million overseas.

Comscore this AM says this weekend for all movies in the US hit $301.6 million, making it only the fourth time in the industry that the domestic market for all pictures has topped $300 million. This is the biggest opening since December 17, 2021, when Spider-Man: No Way Home topped all charts ($281.8 million), and the biggest since pre-pandemic April 26, 2019, when Avengers: End Game led all titles to a record-high $357 million weekend.

Below is a list of records the two pics broke this weekend:

Barbie

–2023's biggest domestic opening yet, beating Super Mario Bros.' $146.4 3-day weekend.

– Warner Bros. Biggest Advance Sales never before realized at $49.5 million

– Biggest pre-shows of 2023 year-to-date topping $17.5 million each made by Ant-Man & the Wasp, Quantumania and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3.

– Highest-grossing day of 2023 year-to-date, $70.8 million, topping Super Mario Bros. movie's $54.8 million.

–Largest opening for a female-directed film in the United States, surpassing Captain Marvel's $153.4 million.

–Second-highest opening for a film by a female filmmaker, second only to Captain Marvel's $456.6 million global debut (unadjusted for currency fluctuations and inflation).

–Highest-grossing non-sequel, non-remake movie released in July, beating The Secret Life Of Pets's $104.4 million in 2016.

–Biggest Domestic Open for Greta Gerwig as Director (Pre: Little Woman ‐ $16.8M)

–Largest National Open for Margot Robbie (Pre: Suicide Squad ‐ $133.7M)

–Biggest National Open for Ryan Gosling (Before: B...