The latter would usually indicate some censorship concerns Barbie already has been banned in Vietnam. Meanwhile, Barbie won’t be making her grand entrance into Japan until August 11 for the Obon holidays, while the Middle East has been pushed back to August 31. She’ll play in Dolby, PLFs, Dine-Ins and Drive-ins, for a total of 9,000 screens. Thursday previews at 3,400 sites start at 3 p.m. and Canada, Barbie will have Wednesday fan previews - aka “Barbie Blowout Parties” - in 500 locations. The hope is that SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP come to terms so that the post-pandemic box office doesn’t fly off course and impact the theatrical release calendar and movies’ fall film festival premieres. It’s a funky time for the industry: There’s a battle in the streets and a boom at the box office 2023 is already 13% ahead of last year with more than $5 billion. Stars such as Tom Cruise have declared on social media that it’s a grand weekend for moviegoing, with rival studios’ talent showing mutual love for each other’s fare. 1 chain AMC is so excited they’re reporting that more than 40,000 of its AMC Stubs members have snapped up advance tickets to see both titles on the same day. Many ticket buyers are already planning double features - with dinner scheduled in between. No Rotten Tomatoes scores have registered for either title, but word from key press out of early Oppenheimer screenings is that it’s riveting, and easily one of the front-runners this Oscar season. If those numbers hit, it’s a mind-blowing start for a talky three-hour adult movie. Meanwhile, Universal’s first Nolan feature, boldly dated on the same weekend as the toy story from the filmmaker’s former studio, is looking at $40M-$50M domestic in 3,600 theaters, with another $45M abroad for a near $100M global start at the high end. ‘Oppenheimer’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Thriller Of The Father Of The Atomic Bomb Is As Frightening As It Is Brilliant
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