Barbie vs. Oppenheimer vs. Mission Impossible - a thrilling showdown at the ticket counters

Greta Gerwig's "Barbie," featuring an all-star cast including Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, had a spectacular weekend at the Indian box office, despite a relatively small release size of around 850 screens. The film garnered a solid Rs 17.10 crores nett over the weekend, and it continued to perform well on With a stronghold, "Barbie" is expected to crawl its way to a total of around Rs 35 - 40 crores in its eventual run in India. However, the film's success doesn't end there; it has been a massive hit in other film markets, with a global first weekend collection of around 356 million dollars, and is on track to cross the billion-dollar mark.

The success story of "Barbie" in India unfolds with a day-wise breakdown of its nett collections total is Rs 19.30 crores nett in 4 days in India.

It was a great weekend at the movies as Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie pulled people to the cinema halls in big numbers. However, Oppenheimer outperformed Barbie (at least in India) as it registered an opening weekend haul of Rs 49 cr. It held well on Monday as well garnering around 7 cr and thus surpassing The Dark Knight Rises to become Nolan's highest-grossing film in India now

Meanwhile, "Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1," starring Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Simon Pegg, and others, is also performing remarkably well in India, marching towards the coveted Rs 100 crores nett mark. Despite facing stiff competition from new Hollywood releases, the film's hold on the second Monday remains strong as it garnered 1.50 cr on its thirteenth day.  However, the global numbers for "Mission Impossible" haven't been as impressive due to the Barbenheimer wave's impact, which could hinder its chances of achieving clean-hit status.