From 'Barbenheimer' to Taylor Swift, here are the most important films of 2023 and why they worked

In this articleWBDCMCSADISMovie posters for "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" are pictured outside the Cinemark Somerdale 16 and XD in Somerdale, New Jersey, 2023.Hannah Beier | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesCall 2023 an explosive comeback at the box office.There were blonde bombshells, in "Barbie," actual bombs, in "Oppenheimer," and small-budget blockbusters — each of them aiding the theatrical industry in bolstering ticket sales and drawing relapsed customers back to the big screen.With one week left in the ...