A photo of the movie display at Los Feliz Theatre showing Barbie and Oppenheimer.
One of the highlights of 2023's movie scene was last summer when many people went to see "Barbenheimer," or Barbie and Oppenheimer, as a double feature.
  • 2023's top movies, "Barbie," "Oppenheimer," and" "Mario," weren't sequels or remakes.
  • Meanwhile, Disney's Marvel and DC saw some disappointing turnouts.
  • Striking writers and actors also caused a shift in release dates for upcoming movies.

Eight years ago, Steven Spielberg predicted that the superhero movie would one day go "the way of the Western."