<p>Warner Bros' <em>Barbie</em> showed no signs of slowing down in its second weekend at the box office, and was set to haul in $93 million in ticket sales Friday through Sunday, according to estimates from media analytics firm Comscore.</p>.<p>Director Greta Gerwig's take on "Barbie" - the year's No. 1 movie by first weekend sales, and the highest-grossing opening weekend for a film directed by a woman - has made more than $351 million in the U.S. and Canada since opening on July 21, and nearly $775 million globally, Comscore reported.</p>.<p>The film, which stars Margot Robbie in the titular role, and Ryan Gosling as Barbie's iconic beau, Ken, sends Mattel Inc's iconic doll on an adventure into the real world.</p>.<p>The toy maker last week posted a surprise second-quarter profit in the wake of the movie's release, with CEO Ynon Kreiz telling analysts the company would expand its "Barbie"-related toys and products in the second half of 2023.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/barbenheimer-is-a-huge-hollywood-moment-and-maybe-the-last-for-a-while-1239523.html">‘Barbenheimer’ is a huge Hollywood moment and maybe the last for a while</a></strong></p>.<p>On Barbie's heels this weekend was <em>Oppenheimer</em>, director Christopher Nolan's historical tale of the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the making of the atomic bomb, which made an estimated $46.2 million Friday through Sunday in what Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian called a "phenomenal second weekend."</p>.<p>The two films together have been dubbed "Barbenheimer," a nod to the relative rarity of two blockbusters opening the same weekend. Their combined sales are "absolutely mind blowing," Dergarabedian said, with second-weekend numbers that "would have been hailed as opening weekend wins."</p>.<p>Universal's Oppenheimer has made $174 million in the US and Canada so far, and $400 million worldwide.</p>.<p>The films have seized American moviegoers' attention at an uncertain time for Hollywood. The Writers' Guild of America, a labor union representing writers, has been on strike over pay since May, while SAG-AFTRA - the union for artists and actors, including A-list stars like Robbie - went on strike earlier this month. </p>
<p>Warner Bros' <em>Barbie</em> showed no signs of slowing down in its second weekend at the box office, and was set to haul in $93 million in ticket sales Friday through Sunday, according to estimates from media analytics firm Comscore.</p>.<p>Director Greta Gerwig's take on "Barbie" - the year's No. 1 movie by first weekend sales, and the highest-grossing opening weekend for a film directed by a woman - has made more than $351 million in the U.S. and Canada since opening on July 21, and nearly $775 million globally, Comscore reported.</p>.<p>The film, which stars Margot Robbie in the titular role, and Ryan Gosling as Barbie's iconic beau, Ken, sends Mattel Inc's iconic doll on an adventure into the real world.</p>.<p>The toy maker last week posted a surprise second-quarter profit in the wake of the movie's release, with CEO Ynon Kreiz telling analysts the company would expand its "Barbie"-related toys and products in the second half of 2023.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/barbenheimer-is-a-huge-hollywood-moment-and-maybe-the-last-for-a-while-1239523.html">‘Barbenheimer’ is a huge Hollywood moment and maybe the last for a while</a></strong></p>.<p>On Barbie's heels this weekend was <em>Oppenheimer</em>, director Christopher Nolan's historical tale of the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the making of the atomic bomb, which made an estimated $46.2 million Friday through Sunday in what Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian called a "phenomenal second weekend."</p>.<p>The two films together have been dubbed "Barbenheimer," a nod to the relative rarity of two blockbusters opening the same weekend. Their combined sales are "absolutely mind blowing," Dergarabedian said, with second-weekend numbers that "would have been hailed as opening weekend wins."</p>.<p>Universal's Oppenheimer has made $174 million in the US and Canada so far, and $400 million worldwide.</p>.<p>The films have seized American moviegoers' attention at an uncertain time for Hollywood. The Writers' Guild of America, a labor union representing writers, has been on strike over pay since May, while SAG-AFTRA - the union for artists and actors, including A-list stars like Robbie - went on strike earlier this month. </p>