This weekend shows that there is still a desire amongst the general public to see a movie in theaters and be part of something larger than just popping down on your couch. I do think that theaters are not going away. The problem is, is that, yeah, this is a great weekend, but these theaters require product. They require a steady stream of these hit movies.
Hollywood is still shut down by its historic dual strike, but this weekend the industry saw its most explosive box office numbers of the year. So far, Barbie has made over 200 million domestically and Oppenheimer has surpassed 100 million. So are the movies back in business? Or is BarbenHeimer a cultural phenomenon that will be impossible to replicate?
Kara discusses this question with a panel that includes entertainment reporter Matthew Belloni, producer Franklin Leonard and communications expert Brooke Hammerling.
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