Two of the most-anticipated films of this year, Margot Robbie's Barbie and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, have finally hit theatres, leaving audiences clearly divided over the films. There is also quite an excitement and thrill, and the box office numbers and trends on social media are proof of that.

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With both films releasing this Friday, July 21, while advance bookings for the opening day had already exceeded all the predictions, viewers have also made advance bookings in huge numbers for the upcoming weekend. Despite the stark contrast between Barbie and Oppenheimer, both the movies are witnessing a tight race both at the box office and social media trends.

The buzz around the movies has led to 'Barbenheimer' trending on Twitter.

With an evident level of buzz on social media regarding the two films, let's break it down to who is winning on the big screen.

Netizens divided over Barbie vs Oppenheimer

While posts giving rousing applause to both films are going viral on social media, it has also triggered a wave of reactions with netizens divided over their current favourite among the two.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The two mega releases on the same day have made movie lovers flock to the theatres for back-to-back shows.

Let's dive into what viewers have to say about the films:

A user while praising Barbie director Greta Gerwig wrote, "#Barbie #BarbieTheMovie was an absolute masterpiece greta gerwig my mother you have done it again."

 

 

Another user wrote that Barbie is amazing and it's worth watching again. 

 

 

A user praised the film for exploring the burden of women and wrote, "I cried so much watching #BarbieTheMovie never has a studio film so expertly explored the burden women carry in everyday life (in any role in their lives!) as a mother, a working woman, a woman (!!) I had a mini breakdown. This barbie is sad but so thankful for this film."

 

 

Viewers praise Oppenheimer

On the other hand, a section of dedicated Nolan fans also flooded social media with appreciation posts and reviews. While some called it a "masterpiece", some hailed actors Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr for their outstanding performances.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barbenheimer box office collections

As far as the latest numbers are concerned for box office collections of Barbie and Oppenheimer, while the Margot Robbie starrer is expected to earn around $110 million at the US box office, the latter is expected to reach $50 million, reported The Independent.

Speaking about the collections in India, Oppenheimer has already sold over 2 lakh tickets, while Barbie has followed closely with more than 80,000 tickets on the first day itself. Henceforth, Oppenheimer is clearly having the upper hand till now.