'Blue Beetle' Tops 'Barbie' in Box Office With $25.4M Debut | THR News - video Dailymotion

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'Blue Beetle' has dethroned 'Barbie' at the box office. After ruling the box office for four weekends, 'Barbie' fell to second place as DC's superhero film 'Blue Beetle' took the top spot.

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00:00Blue Beetle has dethroned Barbie at the box office.

00:03After ruling the box office for four weekends,

00:06Barbie fell to second place as DC's superhero film Blue Beetle took the top spot.

00:10It's called the Scarab.

00:12I had no idea it would activate.

00:15It has to choose you.

00:16The movie that marks the first live-action superhero film built around a Latino protagonist

00:21opened to an estimated $25.4 million in North America.

00:25Overseas, the film took in $18 million from 63 markets

00:28for a global start of $43.4 million.

00:31Blue Beetle came in behind expectations.

00:34Its release was hampered by the SAG-AFTRA strike

00:36as the cast couldn't participate in the publicity tour.

00:39Plus, Tropical Storm Hillary likely dampened grosses in Los Angeles,

00:42the film's top market, as well as other parts of the Southwest.

00:45Post acquired.

00:47Who said that?

00:48Systems tracking.

00:49Three, two, three.

00:52Over the weekend, Barbie took in $21.5 million

00:56for a domestic cume of $567.3 million.

01:00It earned another $26 million overseas

01:02for a foreign cume of $711.9 million

01:05and $1.279 billion globally.

01:09Humans only have one ending.

01:12Get that Barbie!

01:15Ideas live forever.

01:17For the full box office breakdown, go to THR.com.

01:20For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

01:22I'm Tiffany Taylor.

01:42I'm Tiffany Taylor.

01:46I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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