`Oppenheimer` overtakes `Barbie` in the Indian box office despite controversy
`Oppenheimer` has drawn attention for hurting religious sentiments with its portrayal of the Bhagavad Gita during a sex scene featuring actors Cillian Murphy and Elizabeth Pugh. Nonetheless, the movie has outperformed `Barbie` at the box office.
According to the trade data website, Sacnilk, whereas `Barbie` was expected to make around Rs 18.58 crore (gross collection, before deduction of taxes) by the end of Sunday, after a rather tepid Rs 5-crore opening on Friday and only slight increases thereafter.
Its rival in the `Barbenheimer` sweepstakes, meanwhile, is most likely to end its first weekend with a collection of Rs 49.25 crore (gross), maintaining a steady flow of around Rs 17 crore on each of the first three days.
This is the polar opposite of the early (Thursday-Friday) box-office returns from North America, where `Barbie` is the clear leader.
According to Deadline, `Barbie` is poised for an estimated $300 million-plus worldwide by Sunday (eyeing $150 million-plus each, from North America and a combined 69 overseas markets). `Oppenheimer` is pegged for a $165.9 million worldwide bow through Sunday, including $88.9 million internationally, Deadline adds.
Back in India, the Tom Cruise blockbuster, `Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part One`, continues to be the market leader, having made a gross collection of Rs 98.35 crore up till this past Friday, July 21, inexorably edging ahead of the two recent Hindi releases: `Zara Hatke Zara Bachke` and `Satyaprem Ki Katha`.
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`Oppenheimer` has drawn attention for hurting religious sentiments with its portrayal of the Bhagavad Gita during a sex scene featuring actors Cillian Murphy and Elizabeth Pugh. Nonetheless, the movie has outperformed `Barbie` at the box office.
According to the trade data website, Sacnilk, whereas `Barbie` was expected to make around Rs 18.58 crore (gross collection, before deduction of taxes) by the end of Sunday, after a rather tepid Rs 5-crore opening on Friday and only slight increases thereafter.
Its rival in the `Barbenheimer` sweepstakes, meanwhile, is most likely to end its first weekend with a collection of Rs 49.25 crore (gross), maintaining a steady flow of around Rs 17 crore on each of the first three days.
This is the polar opposite of the early (Thursday-Friday) box-office returns from North America, where `Barbie` is the clear leader.
According to Deadline, `Barbie` is poised for an estimated $300 million-plus worldwide by Sunday (eyeing $150 million-plus each, from North America and a combined 69 overseas markets). `Oppenheimer` is pegged for a $165.9 million worldwide bow through Sunday, including $88.9 million internationally, Deadline adds.
Back in India, the Tom Cruise blockbuster, `Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part One`, continues to be the market leader, having made a gross collection of Rs 98.35 crore up till this past Friday, July 21, inexorably edging ahead of the two recent Hindi releases: `Zara Hatke Zara Bachke` and `Satyaprem Ki Katha`.
This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever