Summer Box Office Hits $4 Billion After All, Thanks to ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’

Few were expecting the bomb and the bombshell to save the summer box office. But thanks to the sky-high ticket sales for Greta Gerwig’s very pink “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan&#8…

,” domestic revenue hit $4 billion between May and August for the first time in the pandemic era.

“Barbie” is the highest grossing film of the summer with $612 million in North America and $1.36 billion globally to date. “Oppenheimer” also wildly outperformed expectations with $311 at the domestic box office and $850 million worldwide. This year’s revenues managed to improve upon last summer’s $3.4 billion haul, led by “Top Gun: Maverick” with a heroic $718 million. Popcorn season continues to improve upon the COVID-stricken years of 2021 and 2020 , but it hasn’t yet reached the pre-pandemic heights of 2019 , according to Comscore.

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