'Blue Beetle' rises to the challenge, ends 'Barbie's month-long reign at box office

Oppenheimer” has done even better overseas. The global gross stands at an estimated $717.8 million through Sunday.

“Blue Beetle” came in on the lower side of already-modest expectations, notching one of the lower debuts for a

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DC Comics movie. Though earlier planned as a streaming-only release

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the studio elected to put “Blue Beetle,

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starring Xolo Maridueña as DC's first leading Latino superhero

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, into theaters in late summer, a typically quiet period at the box office.

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