The box office matchup between Oppenheimer and Barbie on July 21 is shaping up to be the showdown of the summer. The Internet is divided on which film to see first. Tom Cruise is now weighing in on the hotly-contested debate with his viewing schedule for Oppenheimer and Barbie.
What is Tom Cruise’s Viewing Schedule for Oppenheimer and Barbie?
At the Australian premiere of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One on July 3, Cruise told The Sydney Morning Herald he plans to see both Oppenheimer and Barbie on back-to-back days. Which film will he see first?
“I want to see both Barbie and Oppenheimer,” Cruise said. “I’ll see them opening weekend. Friday, I’ll see Oppenheimer first and then Barbie on Saturday.”
As a champion of the theatrical experience, Cruise has been praising some of the summer’s biggest films while he promotes the upcoming seventh Mission: Impossible entry. Last week, Cruise congratulated Harrison Ford on 40 years of Indiana Jones ahead of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Cruise also praised Oppenheimer and Barbie, which open later this summer. Cruise posed for photos alongside Dead Reckoning Part One director Christopher McQuarrie with tickets to each film.
In response to Cruise’s tweet, Barbie star Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig posed for photos with their tickets to see Dead Reckoning Part One, Dial of Destiny, and Oppenheimer. Shared from the Barbie official Twitter account, the caption reads, “Mission: Accepted.“
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is now in theaters, and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One opens on July 12. Nine days later, Oppenheimer and Barbie open in theaters on July 21.
