Film fanatics, got your popcorn ready? Recently, Margot Robbie, the powerhouse behind “Barbie,” shared a juicy tidbit with Cilan Murphy. The pair sat down with Variety for the “Actors on Actors” and talked about the box office showdown between Barbie and “Oppenheimer“.
So, here’s the tea: Margot got a call from Oppenheimer producer Charles Roven. The producer was asking her and the Barbie team to think twice about the premiere date of the film. The reason? To avoid a head-to-head movie fight with Christopher Nolan’s film.
Now, this is where it gets juicy: Margot, being the queen that she is, responded, “We’re not moving our date. If you’re scared to be up against us, then you move your date.” Then she concluded her statement full of sass and confidence, saying, “We’re not moving!”
No re-scheduling happened, and the final dame came. Both films were premiered on July 21, 2023. Initially, it was all about that confrontation between the doll film and the historical movie. But plot twist! It looks like audiences had other plans, and eventually created the “Barbenheimer,” making both pictures the perfect match.
“The fact that people were going and being like, ‘Oh, watch “Oppenheimer” first, then “Barbie.”‘ I was like, ‘See? People like everything,’ Margot Robbie graciously clarified – and she couldn’t be more right. Both films became the hottest things at the box office, earning tickets from audiences who even saw these two movies on the same day.
So there you have it, when Margot Robbie stands her ground, magic happens at the box office. It’s all about the power of two good cinematic pieces and a little sprinkle of sass!
Margot Robbie reveals that Oppenheimer producer, Chuck Roven, asked her to move #Barbie ’s release date:
“I was like, ‘We’re not moving our date. If you’re scared to be up against us, then you move your date.’” pic.twitter.com/7ECA0LKNLU
— Pop Base (@PopBase) December 5, 2023
