‘Barbie’ takes No. 1 at box office

Barbie' Rules the Box Office

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Record-Breaking Premiere

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No. 2: 'Oppenheimer

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Oppenheimer': A Critics' Favorite

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No. 3: 'Sound of Freedom

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An Unconventional Success

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No. 4: 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

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No. 5: 'Insidious: The Red Door

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