Crossing $1B Globally, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ in Close Race With ‘Meg 2’ and ‘Oppenheimer’

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ and ‘Meg 2: The Trench’ open ahead of expectations as Oppenheimer becomes top-grossing World War II picture of all time.

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Barbie is on course to earn another $54 million — one of the biggest third weekends of all time domestically — as it hits $460.4 million in America and crosses 1 billion, a milestone it will achieve in huge win for Warner and Mattel.

It’s the first live-action film in history directed by a woman solo to join the billion-dollar club.

It is the biggest live-action film of all time domestically for a female director after passing up the $413 million earned by in North America by Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman and the $426 million earned by Captain Marvel, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.

Paramount is more bullish and predicting $30 million for the TMNT reboot after the pic earned $9.3 million on Friday.

The PG family movie, written by Seth Rogen, is one of the best reviewed studio films and earned stellar A CinemaScore from audiences.

Mutant Mayhem opened mid-week in order to get jump on the competition for a five-day launch in the $45 million range.

Warners’ Meg 2, opening on Friday, is a follow-up to 2018 summer success The Meg, which opened to $45 million amid less-crowded marketplace. The sequel earned a B- CinemaScore, not uncommon for a pic laced with horror. Meg 2 grossed $12 million on Friday, including $3.2 million in Thursday previews.

Barbie: First Live-Action in History, Directed by Woman Solo, to Join Billion-Dollar Club

Crossing $1B Globally, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ in Close Race With ‘Meg 2’ and ‘Oppenheimer’

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