THIS is the weekend that will decide the SMP. 26 players selected Barbie (average placement 7.7 with a #1). 22 players selected Oppenheimer (average placement 9.2 with a high of #8). 14 selected both while 4 selected neither. Based on the weekend’s projections and excellent RT scores it’s looking like those who picked both will be the envy of the pool. $158M for Barbie?!?!?!?
Get ready, as the competition is about to ramp up quickly. After this weekend we should be looking at 11 movies with $100M+, and if projections hold we should also see Oppenheimer join in quickly. Sound of Freedom just this week crossed $100M and is now pulling the same daily earnings as M:I7. We may even see The Flash drop out of the Top 10 as soon as Monday. And keep an eye on Fast X, as its disappointing final total of $145M might just be the next to fall.
Boxoffice Pro forecast for this weekend:
| # | Wknd (M) | 3-Day Total (M) | |
| 1 | Barbie | 158.5 | 158.5 |
| 2 | Oppenheimer | 64.7 | 64.7 |
| 3 | Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | 25.8 | 125.9 |
| 4 | Sound of Freedom | 21.1 | 126.0 |
| 5 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | 7.4 | 159.8 |
| 6 | Elemental | 6.8 | 138.1 |
| 7 | Insidious: The Red Door | 6.5 | 71.6 |
| 8 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | 3.7 | 376.0 |
| 9 | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts | 1.5 | 156.1 |
| 10 | No Hard Feelings | 1.4 | 49.6 |
Rotten Tomatoes freshness ratings:
| Critics Score | Audience Score | |
| Barbie | 89% | 91% |
| Oppenheimer | 93% | 94% |
Theater counts:
| Screens | |
| Barbie | 4,243 |
| Oppenheimer | 3,610 |
CinemaScore ratings:
| Score | |
| Barbie | A |
| Oppenheimer | A |