The film was released on the same day as Oppenheimer, a biographical film about J. Robert Oppenheimer written and directed by Christopher Nolan based on the book American Prometheus, and distributed by Universal Pictures. Due to the tonal and genre contrast between the two films, many social media users created memes and ironic posts about how the two films appealed to different audiences, [174] and how they should be viewed as a double feature. [175] [176] The trend was dubbed " Barbenheimer". [177] In an interview with La Vanguardia, Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy endorsed the phenomenon, saying, "My advice would be for people to go see both, on the same day. If they are good films, then that's cinema's gain." [178] Mahajan, Amann (August 11, 2023). "BARBIE's Cookie-Cutter, White-Savior Feminism Fails Women Of Color". IndiaCurrents. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023 . Retrieved September 3, 2023.

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McPherson, Christopher (December 15, 2022). "First 'Barbie' Trailer Is Playing Before Screenings of 'Avatar: The Way of Water' ". Collider. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022 . Retrieved April 4, 2023. a b "Kuwait bans Barbie movie as Lebanese minister calls for action". Al Jazeera. August 10, 2023. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023 . Retrieved August 11, 2023. There’s a whole range of Barbie Fashionistas and career dolls to explore too, encouraging real-world storytelling. Discover the widest range of Fashionista dolls to date, celebrating diversity with unique fashion dolls in a wide variety of skin tones, eye colours, hair colours and textures, body types and fashions. Or realise you could be anything with an exciting range of Barbie career dolls, from teachers, vets and doctors to Barbie pilot dolls and sports stars. a b c Barasch, Alex (July 2, 2023). "After "Barbie", Mattel is Raiding Its Entire Toy Box". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023 . Retrieved July 21, 2023. Rubin, Rebecca (July 23, 2023). "Inside 'Barbie's' Pink Publicity Machine: How Warner Bros. Pulled Off the Marketing Campaign of the Year". Variety. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023 . Retrieved July 25, 2023.

Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (July 5, 2023). "Senators want 'Barbie' film banned over 9-dash-line scenes". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on July 6, 2023 . Retrieved July 5, 2023. Long, Camilla (July 24, 2023). "Barbie is a hot pink, sexist mess of a film". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023 . Retrieved July 25, 2023. Bacelonia, Wilnard (July 11, 2023). "MTRCB to solon: No basis to ban 'Barbie' movie". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on July 13, 2023 . Retrieved July 12, 2023.McPherson, Chris (July 25, 2023). " 'Barbie' Beats 'The Dark Knight' in Record-Breaking Monday Box Office Haul". Collider. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023 . Retrieved July 25, 2023. In Pakistan, the film was released nationwide on July 21, 2023. [212] The Punjab Film Censor Board (which handles the censorship in the Punjab province) and other regional equivalents cleared the film for screening. [212] But on July 22, Punjab province's caretaker Minister of Information and Culture Amir Mir used his authority to halt the screenings of the film in the province, alleging that it "[shows] homosexuality." [212] Punjab's Information Secretary Ali Nawaz Malik told Dawn that the film "has been sent to Dubai for a censorship review." [213] On August 1, the final approval was given for the film to be shown in the province. [214] Middle East [ edit ] Jay, Ella (July 11, 2023). "John Cena Agreed to Barbie Casting After Paying for Margot Robbie's Meal in London". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on July 14, 2023 . Retrieved July 13, 2023. Initial sketches of the gown were then submitted to Laverne, who expressed her favorite color to be ... [+] deep, oxblood red. Laverne shared images of stand-out pieces in her wardrobe, and inspiration was taken from her beloved corsets, blazers, and sparkling shoes. Sketches, skin tone samples, and body sculpts were also shipped to Laverne to capture her comments and stamp of approval on every inch of her doll. Mattel UK shoot begins on Margot Robbie's Barbie". The Knowledge. March 22, 2022. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022 . Retrieved March 26, 2022.