"Gran Turismo Speeds Past Barbie to Claim Box Office Victory"
"Barbie" and "Gran Turismo" are both claiming victory at the box office, with Warner Bros. claiming that "Barbie" won the weekend for the fifth time with $15.1 million, while Sony claims that "Gran Turismo" topped the charts with $17.4 million. The discrepancy arises from the inclusion of preview screenings and special pre-show screenings in the opening figures. Without the preview screenings, "Gran Turismo" would have opened in second place with $13.4 million. Regardless of the outcome, "Barbie" remains a highly successful film, having earned $1.34 billion, while "Gran Turismo" still has a long way to go to turn a profit, with $53.8 million in global earnings against a production and marketing cost of $60 million.