Barbie Continues Crushing Warner Bros. Records, Toppling The Dark Knight And Aquaman

Move over, Batman and Aquaman. Barbie now holds the Monday and Tuesday domestic box office records for Warner Bros, bringing in $26.1 million and $26 million, respectively. That means the film based on an iconic doll has made an astounding $52 million combined over two weekdays.

Deadline reports Barbie's haul topped Aquaman's $21.98 million take from December 25, 2018--the previous Tuesday record holder for Warner Bros. As for the Monday crown, Barbie beat out The Dark Knight's $24.4 million total from July 22, 2008, per Deadline. On top of the DC superheroes, Barbie also stands above another iconic series from the studio: Harry Potter.

Looking at Tuesday grosses across all studios, Barbie sits in fifth place behind the likes of Spider-Man: Far From Home ($39.2 million in July 2019) and Transformers ($27.8 million in July 2007). Not to be outdone, Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer also saw strong returns Tuesday, earning $12 million. That brings the film's domestic total to over $107 million.

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