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'Oppenheimer' overtakes 'Barbie' in the Indian box office despite controversy
Updated On: 23 July, 2023 05:40 PM IST | Los Angeles | IANS
`Oppenheimer` may have raised the hackles of Hindutva activists for the reading of the Bhagavad Gita in the middle of a sex scene featuring Cillian Murphy, who plays Robert Oppenheimer, and Elizabeth Pugh, but it has left `Barbie` far behind in the box office.
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`Oppenheimer` has drawn attention for hurting religious sentiments with its portrayal of the Bhagavad Gita during a sex scene featuring actors Cillian Murphy and Elizabeth Pugh. Nonetheless, the movie has outperformed `Barbie` at the box office.
According to the trade data website, Sacnilk, whereas `Barbie` was expected to make around Rs 18.58 crore (gross collection, before deduction of taxes) by the end of Sunday, after a rather tepid Rs 5-crore opening on Friday and only slight increases thereafter.
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