Barbenheimer has seen comparisons to the simultaneous release of the video game titles Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Doom Eternal on March 20, 2020, which prompted a similar online crossover phenomenon at the time. [39] [40] The trend also appeared with the series finales of the television series Nancy Drew and Riverdale, both of which aired on August 23, 2023, on The CW. [41] [42] Burton, Carson (July 18, 2023). " 'I've Never Seen Anything Like This': Why Barbenheimer Has Box Office Analysts Reeling". IGN. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023 . Retrieved July 21, 2023. Frank, Jason (July 2, 2023). "Barbenheimer Memes Are Blowing Up". Vulture. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023 . Retrieved July 2, 2023. Sharf, Zach (July 12, 2023). "Christopher Nolan Says 'Oppenheimer' and 'Barbie' Opening Together Is 'Terrific' Because a 'Crowded' Marketplace Is a 'Healthy' One: 'We've Been Waiting' For This". Variety. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023 . Retrieved July 14, 2023. Bahr, Lindsey (July 14, 2023). "The story behind Barbenheimer, the summer's most online movie showdown". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023 . Retrieved July 14, 2023.

Harper, Tyler Austin; Shendruk, Amanda (July 19, 2023). " 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' tell the same terrifying story". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023 . Retrieved July 22, 2023. Whether you’re a Barbie girl or a history buff, odds are you are waiting with bated breath for July 21, 2023, the date that both Barbie and Oppenheimer make their theatrical debuts. Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 3,655 articles in the main category, and specifying |topic= will aid in categorization. Manufacturing times for this option vary more around busier times of the year or during extreme circumstances such as covid-19 shutdowns.a b Dooley, Ben; Ueno, Hisako (August 1, 2023). "Anger Over 'Barbenheimer' in Nuclear-Scarred Japan". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023 . Retrieved August 1, 2023. Retro Barbie Heimer T Shirt Barbieheimer Shirt Barbenheimer Shirt Barbie T Shirt Barbie Oppenheimer Meme Barb Oppenheimer Shirts Retro Barbie Heimer T Shirt Barbieheimer Shirt Barbenheimer Shirt Barbie T Shirt Barbie Oppenheimer Meme Barb Oppenheimer Shirts Retro Barbie Heimer T Shirt Barbieheimer Shirt Barbenheimer Shirt Barbie T Shirt Barbie Oppenheimer Meme Barb Oppenheimer Shirts Retro Barbie Heimer T Shirt Barbieheimer Shirt Barbenheimer Shirt Barbie T Shirt Barbie Oppenheimer Meme Barb Oppenheimer Shirts Retro Barbie Heimer T Shirt Barbieheimer Shirt Barbenheimer Shirt Barbie T Shirt Barbie Oppenheimer Meme Barb Oppenheimer Shirts Retro Barbie Heimer T Shirt Barbieheimer Shirt Barbenheimer Shirt Barbie T Shirt Barbie Oppenheimer Meme Barb Oppenheimer Shirts Introduction Kim, Matt (September 15, 2021). "Here's Everything Christopher Nolan Demanded from Universal For His Oppenheimer Movie". IGN. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023 . Retrieved July 27, 2023.

Rubin, Rebecca (August 16, 2023). " 'Barbie' Surpasses 'The Dark Knight' as Warner Bros.' Highest-Grossing Domestic Release in History". Variety. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023 . Retrieved August 18, 2023. Briscuso, Lex (July 11, 2023). "Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy are Embracing Barbenheimer". IGN. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023 . Retrieved July 16, 2023. Larissa Kuhnert (July 31, 2023). "Barbie und Oppenheimer: Mit Memes zum Erfolg"[Barbie and Oppenheimer: With memes to success]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Archived from the original on August 2, 2023 . Retrieved August 2, 2023.Komiya, Kantaro; Okamoto, Akiko (August 3, 2023). " 'Barbie' movie opens in Japan after atomic bomb controversy". Reuters. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023 . Retrieved August 28, 2023. Nguyen, Janet (April 13, 2023). " 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' are opening on the same date. Why that's not a bad thing". Marketplace. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023 . Retrieved July 2, 2023. Realism with 'Oppenheimer', or escapism with 'Barbie'?". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023 . Retrieved July 18, 2023. Chi, Paul (May 22, 2023). "Matt Damon Takes a Stand on Oppenheimer vs. Barbie". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023 . Retrieved July 2, 2023. Nolan was reportedly annoyed by Warner Bros.' decision to schedule Barbie on the same date as Oppenheimer. [29] [32] Despite this, when asked by an Insider reporter whether his split with Warner was indeed the cause of Barbie 's release date, Nolan laughed and said he was "not going to answer that question", adding that theaters now have "a crowded marketplace with a lot of different movies..., and those of us who care about movies are thrilled about that". [29] [32] When asked about the films sharing the same release date, Nolan told an IGN reporter that a "crowded marketplace" is "here and that's terrific". [33] [34] Counterprogramming [ edit ] Sold out screenings of Barbie and Oppenheimer at the Crouch End Picturehouse in North London on 22 July