Fear not, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer”: Box office history has proven there’s still a chance two movies can open on the same weekend and both be successful.
Here are a few examples:
1. “Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back” and “The Shining”, May 21st and 23rd, 1980
2. “Poltergeist” and “Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan”, June 4th, 1982
3. “Blade Runner” and “The Thing”, June 25th, 1982
4. “Ghostbusters” and “Gremlins”, June 8th, 1984
5. “Batman” and “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids”, June 23rd, 1989
6. “The Matrix” and “10 Things I Hate about You”, March 31st, 1999
7. “The Dark Knight” and “Mamma Mia!”, July 18th, 2008
“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” hit theaters next Friday.
