21 explosive jokes and memes about Barbenheimer
After months – okay, years – of expectation, it’s finally happened …Barbenheimer weekend.
The very different new releases, Barbie and Oppenheimer, formed an unnatural double feature for many lucky people with the time and money to spend – and it was a huge weekend for the box office.
Worldwide opening weekend totals for Barbenheimer:
• BARBIE – $337M
• OPPENHEIMER – $175MA historical record-breaking weekend. pic.twitter.com/sAE4M1fk6p
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) July 23, 2023
Each film had attracted plenty of attention in its own right, with Twitter (Or X, or whatever it’s called at the moment) finding plenty of inspiration for an almost unlimited supply of jokes.
Jesus Christ the film's been out five minutes and apparently they're already doing Barbie dolls.
— Danny Wallace (@dannywallace) July 23, 2023
Forget IMAX. This is the way OPPENHEIMER’s core audience should watch the movie. pic.twitter.com/wS1We4y7Nb
— Alejandro Villarreal (@alamofilmguy) July 23, 2023
girl are you the Barbie Movie because wow a lot of men are angry that you weren’t specifically created to appeal to them
— Janel Comeau (@VeryBadLlama) July 23, 2023
The Only Actor Missing From #Oppenheimer pic.twitter.com/kcZMnClKQp
— Cinema Tweets (@CinemaTweets1) July 23, 2023
But ‘Barbenheimer’ was the big topic, with these posts in particular catching our eye.
1.
1 ticket for 1 ticket for oppenheimer barbie please please pic.twitter.com/9bXrgNOgvf
— ⚰️ ⚰️ (@BuffyLookBook) July 17, 2023
2.
My group left Barbie in our all pink and ran into a group of guys in suits and hats coming out of Oppenheimer and it was a real Jets v Sharks moment.
— mkb (@MatthewKBegbie) July 22, 2023
3.
margot robbie could do oppenheimer meanwhile cillian murphy could absolutely do barbie pic.twitter.com/8FOQ6Fa3Ph
— aquila ️ (@belllmonts) July 23, 2023
4.
Oh, your hair is beautiful. Atomic. pic.twitter.com/QAyVaJjFRl
— Sam Whyte (@SamWhyte) July 23, 2023
5.
1 ticket for 1 ticket for
oppenheimer barbie
please please pic.twitter.com/VLKdIZ3ksB— Ryan Aguirre (@aguirreryan) July 17, 2023
6.
One ticket for Barbenheimer please!
pic.twitter.com/BaAdv0aZG7— Josue “The Cake Guy” Luciano (@josueluciano91) July 23, 2023
7.
when this shot happened my whole cinema cheered and went crazy. it was like what i assume the bomb explosion was for oppenheimer audiences pic.twitter.com/mRZvqep6wO
— David Mack (@davidmackau) July 22, 2023
8.
Barbenheimer but in LEGO, the animation#LEGO #Barbenheimer @barbiethemovie @OppenheimerFilm pic.twitter.com/paz1hWf6rY
— LegoMe_TheOG (@FG_Artist) July 23, 2023
9.
i hope they had a great barbenheimer day pic.twitter.com/gkyhY0DSYP
— miles 5 DAYS (@cineavoys) July 22, 2023
10.
Everyone's talking about Barbenheimer; nobody's talking about Oppenharbie.
— Jason Jerome Schultz (@adrycoolwit) July 21, 2023
11.
my girlfriend sold her prized barbie toy collection to get me a ticket to oppenheimer this weekend. and i sold my supply of highly enriched uranium to get her a ticket to the barbie movie
— leon (@leyawn) July 23, 2023
12.
Everyone’s talking about #Barbenheimer but what about #BarbTrek? pic.twitter.com/5SRt4yC5nQ
— Jason Ginsburg (@Ginsburg) July 23, 2023
13.
How I feel post Barbenheimer pic.twitter.com/1PaUsHekEG
— Aran (@aranptappers) July 23, 2023
14.
studios are going to try to make a second barbenheimer happen by force and it’s going to be absolutely hilarious. they’ll push my big fat greek wedding 3 to the same day as the zone of interest and hope it works out
— John DiLillo (@JohnDiLillo) July 22, 2023
15.
One ticket to One ticket to
Oppenheimer Barbie
please ❤️ please❤️ pic.twitter.com/3LTJg1719M— Loosey LaDuca (@LooseyLaDuca) July 23, 2023
16.
Can’t wait for studios to learn all the wrong lessons and try to plan the next Barbenheimer and it ends up being two of the worst movies you’ve ever seen
— The Film Drunk (@thefilmdrunk) July 22, 2023
17.
Me to people who go to see Oppenheimer but not Barbie: pic.twitter.com/9DhQg2V4tH
— Hot Gray Summer (@ClickGate_) July 23, 2023
18.
One ticket for One ticket
Oppenheimer for Barbie
please please pic.twitter.com/Mh0AF2FC2k— The X-Files / David and Gillian (@AndMulder) July 16, 2023
19.
this was the original barbenheimer pic.twitter.com/NPyIPXwePI
— sunny jay real estate (@cleaming_) July 21, 2023
20.
barbie/oppenheimer is doing disturbing things to my brain. walked by a guy wearing a black shirt and pink pants and was like “he must be going to the movies.” he’s just wearing clothes
— Alex Shephard (@alex_shephard) July 22, 2023
21.
That one Barbie fan about to see Oppenheimer. pic.twitter.com/C88PDAwXGw
— David M. Stewart (@FilmNerdDave) July 23, 2023
Even the kids are getting involved …
Ladies and gentlemen, #Barbenheimer pic.twitter.com/PVPHkxfnTI
— christhebarker (@christhebarker) July 23, 2023
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