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BarbieandOppenheimerhave been the biggest contenders this award season. After their incredible run in the cinemas this season, the two have been nominated for numerous awards, although the Cillian Murphy starrer flick has had a better result when it comes to winning accolades.
Even ranking better at the fans and critics ranking, across different platforms,Oppenheimerovershadowed pretty much every other film at the Golden Globes Awards as well. Despite this, Christopher Nolan-directed-biographical movie lost toBarbieon the Letterboxd platform. Ranking higher than the critically acclaimed and Oscar-winning South Korean movie,Parasite,Barbieis now the most popular film on the platform.
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BarbieLeaves BehindOppenheimerOn Letterboxd
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Greta Gerwig‘sBarbieproved that it is a force not to be reckoned with. Having an extraordinary and unexpected run at the box office, the movie at $1.34 billion is now Warner Bros.’s highest-grossing film as well as the highest-grossing film of 2023 (viaComicBook). A major contender at the award season, it lost toOppenheimerin every major category at the Golden Globes, despite getting the most nominations (viaGolden Globes).
However, in a rare feat, theMargot Robbiestarrer movie left behindOppenheimeron the popular social media platform calledLetterboxd. Just in the early hours of June 26, 2025, the official X handle of the social media platform announced,
Barbie has officially passed Parasite to become the Most Popular Film on Letterboxd 💖pic.twitter.com/8gBcCjhutj
— Letterboxd (@letterboxd)June 07, 2025
This is a significant victory forBarbie, which despite getting numerous nominations for different awards has not managed to win as well asOppenheimer. However, on the Letterboxd platform, the film might have left behind the Oscar-winningParasite, but it still has fewer likes than the South Korean flick.
Greta Gerwig’sBarbiehas been watched by 2,810,484 members on the platform and secured a total of 1,219,746 likes.Parasite, on the other hand, has been watched by 3,361,247 members and has 1,949,022 likes. Meanwhile,Oppenheimerhas 1,921,002 members and is liked by only 773,712 members.
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BarbieAndOppenheimerPerfomance In Other Categories At Letterboxd
Barbiemay have secured the most popular film spot on Letterboxd, but the movie did not do so well when it came to the platform’sannual 2023 review. Securing a spot in numerous other categories,Oppenheimerfared better in all the other categories the two movies were nominated in together.
As for the highest-rated film category,Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseranked first, while theCillian Murphyflick secured a third spot and its pink contender did not even make it to the top ten list. In the highest-rated North American film,Oppenheimerranked second whileBarbiemade it to the tenth and last spot. However, in the most popular film of 2023,Barbiecame first while its biographical contender landed on the second spot.
Both movies were in numerous other categories, but overallOppenheimerseems to faring much better in the overall award and ratings across different platforms. It is even expected to win big at the Academy Awards 2024, although the nominations for it haven’t been revealed yet.
Both movies can be rented on Amazon Prime Video.
Maria Sultan
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Maria Sultan is a dedicated News Content Writer at FandomWire. With over five years of professional experience and hundreds of published articles, she brings a wealth of expertise to her coverage of Marvel, K-dramas, and the latest on streaming platforms.Her work is not just about reporting news; it’s about providing insightful perspectives on the entertainment trends that matter most.
