Weekend Box Office: "Blue Beetle" (temporarily) dethrones "Barbie"

by Nathaniel R

After a full month at the top of the box office charts, Barbie finally slipped to second place. But only barely as the comic juggernaut is still selling tickets robustly. In fact I went to it again with friends who hadn't seen it this weekend. The film to unseat Barbie was a new superhero picture Blue Beetle, but given the character's low profile in the DC universe of caped crusaders, it's unlikely he'll hold #1 status next weekend...

Weekend Box Office Aug 18-20 🔺 = new or expanding /  ★ = Recommended
WIDE (Over 600 Screens)	LIMITED / PLATFORM
BLUE BEETLE	PASSAGES
1 🔺 BLUE BEETLE $25 *NEW* 3871 screens	1 🔺★ OLDBOY (South Korea, action) $493k *RERELEASE* 250 screens
2  ★ BARBIE $21 (cum. $566.8) 4003 screens	2 ★ THEATER CAMP (US, comedy) $135k (cum. $3.4) 130 screens

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