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Summer's most-anticipated movie 'Barbie' set to open today

July 21, 2023 / 4:47 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Barbie set to make big debut

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - One of the most anticipated weekends in cinema is finally here!

The iconic doll, Barbie, has made her way to the big screen.

Barbie is one of the year's most hyped movies and while it's not out countrywide until today, some theaters were showing it in Pittsburgh on Thursday night.

"I always grew up playing with Bratz and Barbies, so seeing it but also being in the theater with other people who had on their pink outfits, and different kinds of Barbies, I think it was great," said Nicolette Lewis who saw the film early.

Movie observers forecast that Barbie could be the first film to debut with $100 million or more since Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in early June.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.