Barbie box office collection Day 4: Greta Gerwig’s fantasy comedy trails Oppenheimer in India, but leads the race overseas

Internationally, however, Barbie is outperforming Oppenheimer. The news agency Associated Press reported on Monday, “Barbie earned $182 million from 69 territories, fueling a $337 million global weekend. Oppenheimer did $93.7 million from 78 territories, ranking above Barbie in India, for a $174.2 million global total.”

In her review of Barbie, the Indian Express’ Shalini Langer wrote that the film has “no place” for “uncomfortable questions”. A part of her review read, “You can’t shake off the feeling of the overarching Mattel influence on the film, in raising questions about Barbie and what it means or doesn’t for real women, but ensuring that the most uncomfortable ones land as feeble jokes or are kept to the background.”

Overall, both movies have brought back some cheer at the cinemas, which had been experiencing a dry spell for some time. Besides Satyaprem Ki Katha, Zara Hatke Zara Bachke and Mission Impossible 7, and Fast X, Indian audiences haven’t thronged theatres this year.