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Pre-release expectations were already “stratospheric”, but the unlikely pairing of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” around the world has “helped fuel the biggest collective weekend at the box office since the pandemic”, said Rebecca Rubin in Variety – music to the ears of their respective film studios, Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal,…

Watching Barbie and Oppenheimer back-to-back seems like a great idea — but Barbenheimer is a lot less fun than it sounds.

I enjoyed seeing both Barbie and Oppenheimer, but one move comes out on top amid the Barbenheimer experience.

The only thing stronger than Barbie and Oppenheimer at the box office together would be them in the same movie.

He was the ‘father of the atomic bomb’, she is a plastic doll. The Barbie v Oppenheimer marketing marathon has gone too far, says Melanie McDonagh

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The ‘Barbenheimer’ craze had fans seeing both ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ during opening weekend

Combined, the two films brought in the biggest revenue since the start of the pandemic, besting out the usual superhero franchises Hollywood has come to depend on.

It's the closest any of us may come to passing through a black hole and emerging into a cheerier existence

Last weekend’s big releases unleashed the kind of excitement that’s been missing for years. But it remains to be seen whether two films can turn the tide, writes Zoe Williams

Quentin Tarantino was seen buying Barbie and Oppenheimer tickets which has blown my mind.