‘Barbenheimer’ Double Bill Brings Hope To UK Cinemas, With Summer Takings At Pre-Covid Levels
deadline.comThe double-whammy success of Barbie and Oppenheimer – released on the same day July 21 – has propelled the UK box office to a height not seen since December 2019.
The Guardian newspaper reports that cinema admissions for July have reached more than 17.6million, with predictions of figures reaching 13.5million for August.
Between them, the films have taken more than £130m ($163.5m) in ticket sales, with Barbie accruing more than £86m ($108m). This makes it the biggest film of 2023 so far, overtaking Tom Cruise’s Top Gun sequel Maverick.
Oppenheimer has taken more than £51m ($64m). The Guardian reports these admission figures, at around 49.m for May to August, are up 8% on last year’s summer tally, while box office takings are up 12% for the same period.With Barbie, Greta Gerwig has become the highest-grossing female director of a live action movie at the worldwide box office ($1.3billion).
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