Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos said he believes that last year’s mega summer blockbusters, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” would have performed just as well if they had debuted on the streaming platform.
“Barbie” pulled in $155 million during its first three days in theaters, making it the highest opening of 2023, and went on to make $1.44 billion worldwide. Meanwhile, the historical drama “Oppenheimer” earned $82.4 million during its debut and $951 million overall.
Sarandos discussed his thoughts during a newly published interview with The New York Times. When the interviewer asked what type of content doesn’t fit at Netflix, the entertainment exec replied, “I don’t think that there’s a clear answer because the best version of something may work really well for Netflix but just hasn’t worked to date. There’s some obvious ones, like we don’t do breaking news and…
