Gangnam Style said:

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lmao NY Post with the only overly negative review thus far.

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And you could read into that both ways too. I did read that review and some of the points they brought up made me cringe if the scenes in the movie are anywhere close to the depiction

The first reviews are in for #BarbieTheMovie - currently it's Fresh at 93% on the Tomatometer, with 61 reviews: https://t.co/Fi1QSzXppv pic.twitter.com/QPb8l45eQB

— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) July 18, 2023

Looks like it will finish In the 80s. Seeing it tomorrow night

The National Association of Theatre Owners is projecting that more than 200,000 moviegoers will attend same-day viewings of BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER at theaters across North Americahttps://t.co/98Ird3FZmF pic.twitter.com/h2RvSEUPvf

— Reel Updates (@worldofreel) July 19, 2023

This is gonna be big. They really ate it up, even when it went places they weren't expecting. Also need to say again - this film is brilliant. Even better watching it a second time, especially with a full audience this enthusiastic and engaged. pic.twitter.com/ZzDkOmcrzq

— Alex B. (@firstshowing) July 19, 2023

Cinema is Forever pic.twitter.com/NtZid4YHRs

— Cinema Tweets (@CinemaTweets1) July 19, 2023

Has anybody noticed that Oppenheimer is low key dark and edgy af while Barbie is lighthearted and fun, making for a playful dichotomy at the box offices

— tyler v (@godlikemind) July 19, 2023

TCTTS said:

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BARBIE tracking is now up to $110M for 3-day weekend, per NRG. OPPENHEIMER up to $49M. Gonna be big weekend, especially if MISSION holds.

— Matthew Belloni (@MattBelloni) July 17, 2023

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I dont know anything about movies and what not but isnt the TAM for Barbie much higher than Oppehneimer, being PG-13 v. rated R?

Or is this a big deal comparatively that Barbie is fighting above its weight class?

Yes to market. Big deal? Not sure, time will tell.

BadMoonRisin said:

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TCTTS said:

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BARBIE tracking is now up to $110M for 3-day weekend, per NRG. OPPENHEIMER up to $49M. Gonna be big weekend, especially if MISSION holds.

— Matthew Belloni (@MattBelloni) July 17, 2023

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I dont know anything about movies and what not but isnt the TAM for Barbie much higher than Oppehneimer, being PG-13 v. rated R?

Or is this a big deal comparatively that Barbie is fighting above its weight class?

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It's not the comparison that's the news. No one expected these movies to compete, box-office-wise. Yeah, it's that no one expected Barbie to be this big.

No one except for me, of course.

Ha, I will not stand for this rewriting of history. Last summer, on multiple occasions, I predicted that Barbie would be one of the top three movies this summer, box-office-wise, and I got endless sh*t for it. In a summer featuring GOTG3, Fast X, Little Mermaid, Spider-Verse, Flash, Indy 5, M:I7, and Oppenheimer, the vast majority of people here absolutely rolled their eyes at the prospect, hardly anyone knew who was making/starting in it, hardly anyone knew what tone to expect, or that it was going to be a big, irreverent comedy also aimed at adults, etc. Most people just assumed it was going to be some kids movie aimed at little girls. The idea that "everyone" expected it to be a hit is a straight up fabrication.

Also, the first teaser trailer didn't even drop until Christmas, with Avatar.

Ok everyone, I need some help. I've read multiple articles stating there are only 19 theaters in the U.S. showing Oppenheimer in the preferred 70mm IMAX format. They all only list one such theater in FL, and its down in Ft. Lauderdale.

Yet I'm seeing an AMC theater here in Tampa listing a 70 mm IMAX showing of it.

What am I not understanding here?

Do they have a 70mm non imax showing?

This is of course anecdotal, but I'm not seeing a single AMC in all of Los Angeles County that is playing the movie in 70mm IMAX. It requires a special projector that either always shows movies in 70mm IMAX, or one has to be installed, and most AMCs, in my experience, do neither. Even the Chinese Theater here had to install a massive 70mm IMAX projector just for this movie, that's literally taking up seats, and I just can't see AMC doing the same. That said, I wouldn't rule it out, in some special circumstance, I'm just saying if there're not doing it in LA I seriously doubt they're doing it Florida.

I did see one non-IMAX 70mm showing listed at an AMC around here, so maybe that's what it could be.

So ya'll are saying maybe its a non-IMAX 70mm version showing on an IMAX screen?

If that's the case what a ****ing bait and switch scam.

The official IMAX site is only listing the FT. Lauderdale theater as showing the official IMAX 70mm version, so I'm trusting that.

Sigh

I would definitely trust the official IMAX site over any others.

FL_Ag1998 said:

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So ya'll are saying maybe its a non-IMAX 70mm version showing on an IMAX screen?

If that's the case what a ****ing bait and switch scam.

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Yes I think they have standard 70mm showings.

My preference would be...

70mm imax
Digital imax
Standard 70mm
Standard

But I would see it in standard 70mm no matter what at some point.

TCTTS said:

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No one except for me, of course.

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Hey I was with you too! Maybe I didn't post enough on it, but I blue starred many of your posts on this topic.

TCTTS said:

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I did see one non-IMAX 70mm showing listed at an AMC around here, so maybe that's what it could be.

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That's what I've got tickets for on Thursday night in Burbank.

The Burbank AMC16 and Universal CityWalk both had 70mm IMAX but they were sold out. So 70mm regular screen it is.

Chipotlemonger said:

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TCTTS said:

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No one except for me, of course.

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Hey I was with you too! Maybe I didn't post enough on it, but I blue starred many of your posts on this topic.

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damn i kind of want to see both of these movies. And I haven't been eager to go to the theaters to see anything in almost a decade.

this tweet made me sad

Based on reviews it looks like this will be a love it or hate it movie. Apparently the opening act is mostly lighthearted fun but the 2nd and 3rd acts are preaching about the patriarchy relentlessly. Some people will probably attend this expecting a feminist lecture, but a lot of less informed people are probably going expecting something like Lego Movie but with Barbies.

What does a Palm Pilot have to do with Oppenheimer? Pretty cool article about IMAX:

https://www.theverge.com/23801118/imax-movie-palm-pilot-oppenheimer

BARBIE is currently tracking for an incredible $158 million opening at the box-office this weekend.

OPPENHEIMER is currently tracking at $68 millionhttps://t.co/SJ0dHFQ0Bs pic.twitter.com/S2792Qthoi

— Reel Updates (@worldofreel) July 20, 2023