Director Greta Gerwig’s phenomenon ‘Barbie’ remained a runaway Number One at the box office in its fourth straight week, bringing in $33.7 million.
According to studio estimates Margot Robbie-led and produced film from Warner Bros., still in 4,137 theaters, refused to drop off as most box-office toppers have this year.
The movie surpassed $500 million in North America overall a week after it crossed the $1 billion mark globally which is a record for a female director.
Meanwhile, “Oppenheimer” returned to the second spot in its own fourth week after a week at number three overall.
The Christopher Nolan-directed film from Universal Pictures brought in $18.8 million from 3,761 locations for an overall domestic total of $264.3 million.
The top pair had thin competition.
Last week’s top new release and Universal’s “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” finished fifth with a $6.5 million opening weekend.
