
As the year's most anticipated films, Barbie and Oppenheimer, hit theaters this weekend, the Greta Gerwig-directed film took the top spot, earning $155 million in its opening and marking the biggest debut ever for a film directed by a woman, Variety reports.
Captain Marvel, co-directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, previously held the title with $153 million in 2019, while Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins, held the record for an all-female film with $103 million in 2017, according to the report.
Oppenheimer, the latest film from director Christopher Nolan, was released at the same time as Barbie and earned an impressive $80.5 million in its first three days in theaters.
The Margot Robbie film, which centers on Mattel's iconic doll, earned $22.3 million in Thursday showings alone, while Oppenheimer, in which Cillian Murphy plays Manhattan Project physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, earned $10.5 million, according to Variety.