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Barbie and Oppenheimer Shatter Cineplex Summer Box Office Weekend Record and Achieve Second Highest Grossing Weekend of All Time
Barbie and Oppenheimer Shatter Cineplex Summer Box Office Weekend Record and Achieve Second Highe...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Barbie and Oppenheimer Shatter Cineplex Summer Box Office Weekend Record and Achieve Second Highest Grossing Weekend of All Time\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n Cineplex Welcomed\n \n 1.4M\n \n Guests to its Theatres Across the Country to Share in the Experience of the Big Screen as Part of the 'Barbenheimer' Cultural Phenomenon\n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n July 24, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - (TSX: CGX) – Cineplex, a leading entertainment and media company, announced today that two of the most highly anticipated films of the summer,\n \n Barbie\n \n and\n \n Oppenheimer\n \n , achieved Cineplex's highest summer box office weekend record of all time, bringing in over\n \n $19 million\n \n in box office revenue and welcoming 1.4 million guests. With\n \n Barbie\n \n and\n \n Oppenheimer\n \n opening side-by-side, over 80,000 Cineplex guests were determined to experience not one, but both films on opening weekend, taking part in the global 'Barbenheimer' phenomenon. Incredibly, the weekend was the second highest grossing box office of all time for the Company, demonstrating that consumer enthusiasm for theatrical moviegoing at Cineplex and around the world is as strong as ever.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The 'Barbenheimer' phenomenon is fueling the fourth-largest box office weekend in history for\n \n North America\n \n .\n \n Barbie\n \n is reported to have grossed approximately\n \n $155 million\n \n domestically, giving the film the largest opening weekend of 2023, and\n \n Oppenheimer\n \n grossed\n \n $80.5 million\n \n at the domestic box office.\n \n \n \n Oppenheimer\n \n is Cineplex's largest IMAX opening, and Cineplex's premium offerings including UltraAVX, IMAX, VIP Cinemas, and 70mm film made up 59 per cent of the film's box office for the Company.\n \n \n \"This record-setting weekend box office performance of\n \n Barbie\n \n and\n \n Oppenheimer\n \n confirms that Canadians and movie-lovers around the world maintain their passion for the big sc...