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Oscars get audience lift from ‘Barbie' and ‘Oppenheimer,' but ratings aren't lofty
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"Oppenheimer" and "Barbie" brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings.
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'Oppenheimer' officially won 'Barbenheimer' by cleaning up at the Oscars
Headline from Quartz ·
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Oscars get audience lift from ‘Barbie' and ‘Oppenheimer,' but ratings aren't lofty
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Quartz
'Oppenheimer' officially won 'Barbenheimer' by cleaning up at the Oscars ↗ (opens Quartz)Published
Quartz's feed description
'Barbie' came home empty-handed, as did most streamers at the 2024 Academy Awards
Fortune
'Oppenheimer' dominates Academy Awards with 7 Oscars as Hollywood’s old guard laps streaming companies ↗ (opens Fortune)Published
Fortune's feed description
'Oppenheimer' harkens back to an era when big Hollywood productions took home the industry’s top awards. But 'Barbie' won only for best song.
The Hollywood Reporter
Oscars Analysis: Why ‘Oppenheimer’ Dominated, ‘Killers’ Crashed and ‘Poor Things’ Outperformed ‘Barbie’ ↗ (opens The Hollywood Reporter)Published
The Hollywood Reporter's feed description
Oscars Analysis: Why 'Oppenheimer' Dominated, 'Killers' Crashed and 'Poor Things' Outperformed 'Barbie'
NBC4 Washington
Oscars get audience lift from ‘Barbie' and ‘Oppenheimer,' but ratings aren't lofty ↗ (opens NBC4 Washington)Published
NBC4 Washington's feed description
"Oppenheimer" and "Barbie" brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings.
Insider
'Barbie' + 'Oppenheimer' = not great Oscars ratings ↗ (opens Insider)Published
Insider's feed description
The Oscars were hoping huge movies would generate a big audience. Not really.
Fox News
Oscar ratings get bump from 'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer' films, but numbers aren’t lofty ↗ (opens Fox News)Published
Fox News's feed description
The 96th Academy Awards got a slight increase in viewership this year, largely credited to "Oppenheimer" and "Barbie" being released last summer.
WTOP Washington DC
Oscars get audience bump from ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer,’ but ratings aren’t quite a blockbuster ↗ (opens WTOP Washington DC)Published
WTOP Washington DC's feed description
“Barbenheimer” brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings. An estimated 19.5 million people watched Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony on ABC.
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