A week after reporting that 20,000 members of its loyalty program have bought advance tickets to see “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” as a double feature, AMC Theatres says that total has doubled to 40,000.
For months, the “Barbenheimer” double feature meme has become a cultural sensation, as cinephiles have delighted in how the movie release schedule has led to Greta Gerwig’s lighthearted comedy about the most famous doll every made getting released at the same time as Christopher Nolan’s tense drama about the creation of the nuclear bomb.
To accommodate those who are so excited for both films that they want to see them as a double feature, AMC has staggered screentimes for “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” this weekend and encouraged Stubs members to buy tickets for cheaper matinee screenings.