Barbie v Oppenheimer: dolls trump nukes as blockbusters hit screens

Glasgow crowds root for Greta Gerwig's bubblegum satire over Christopher Nolan's atom bomb saga

Cineworld on Glasgow's Renfrew Street might be the tallest cinema building in the world, with 10 floors hosting almost 20 screens, but on Friday evening it felt like only two were really necessary.

Dubbed Barbenheimer", the simultaneous opening of the blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer has generated unexpected excitement, thanks in large part to their comedically juxtaposed subject matter and tone: Greta Gerwig's bubblegum-pink, plastic-fantastic satire in one corner and Christopher Nolan's brooding exploration of the invention of the atomic bomb in the other.