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‘Barbie’ is still the reigning queen of the summer box office

“Barbie” still reigns over the box office.

In i𝐆ts fourth Friday in theaters, the fantasy comedy earned $10 million, ⛦.

This week, it surpassed the $500 million mark, making its director Greta Gerwig the highest earning at the domestic box office, beating the record held by “Frozen II‘s” Jennifer Lee.

The movie is so popular that searches for the baby name “Barbie” have increased by a staggering 603% since April, when its trailer was released.

Oppenheimer,” which was in🎉 fourth place last week, moved back up to the No. 2 spot with $5.1 million in sales.

This week, the Christopher Nolan film became the highest grossing ever at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre in the location’s 97-year history, .

“Teenage Mutant Ninౠja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” remained♛ in third, with $4.05 million in sales.

“Meg 2: The Trench,” which was in second place last week𓄧, flew down to fourth, earning close to $3.5 million. It has been reported to be the most expensive shark movie ever made, having cost $129 million, .

Supernatural horror “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” which The Post called a “dud,” landed in fifth.

Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy stars as J. Robert Oppenheimer in the biopic. ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” landed in third place this Friday, with earnings of $4.05 million. AP

The film, an adaptation of a chapter from Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel “Dracula,” took in just over $2.6 million in sales.