‘Barbie’, ‘Blue Beetle’ and ‘Gran Turismo’ all had $10 million-plus weekends in theaters ahead of National Cinema Day.
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Gran Turismo, a racing film inspired by a video game of the same name, is narrowly beating out Barbie for the No. 1 spot at the box office, according to early figures from The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, bringing in $17.3 million compared to the Greta Gerwig-directed hit’s $17.1 million.Key Facts
Gran Turismo’s top spot comes with a caveat as the $17.3 million premiere weekend figure includes about $3.9 million (according to The Hollywood Reporter) or $5.3 million (according to Variety) from weekends of early showings and fan showings that served as promotion, after the racing movie’s premiere date was pushed back because of the actors’ strike and press tour limits.
Barbie brought in more than $17.1 million on its sixth weekend in theaters and is rapidly nearing the $600 million mark for domestic revenue.
Blue Beetle—the 14th installment of the DC Extended Universe—brought in $12.8 million and was third for the weekend, according to Variety, dropping two spots from its premiere last week in which it knocked Barbie from No.
