"Barbie" makes history at the box office

"Barbie" makes history at the box office

Axios Today

The movie "Barbie" brought in at least a whopping $155 million in its opening weekend, making it one of the biggest movies of 2023, according to early Sunday projections from Comscore. Does this signal America’s return to the movies?

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Guests: Axios' Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath and Sara Fischer.

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