Barbie director and co-writer Greta Gerwig is also likely to receive bonuses due to the enormous success of the film.
margot robbie is being handsomely rewarded for her key role in bringing Barbie to the big screen. The star and producer behind the biggest hit of the summer could earn an estimated $50 million in salaries and box office bonuses, reports Variety.
It is likely that the director and co-writer of Barbie, Greta Gerwigalso receive bonuses due to the enormous success of the film.
Barbie’s imposing box office
Barbie has earned a staggering $526.3 million at the US box office since opening a month ago, as well as $657.6 million at the international box office. That equates to $1.18 billion globally, and that figure should keep rising as Barbie continues to top the box office charts.
The film is now the second-highest-grossing release in Warner Bros. history, behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. It is also the highest-grossing film ever made by a female director, surpassing the previous record holder, Frozen IIwhich was co-directed by Jennifer Lee.
Margot Robbie’s role as a producer
In addition to bringing the popular children’s toy to life, Robbie produced the film through her production company, LuckyChap Entertainment, which she founded in 2014 with her now-husband, Tom Ackerlyand his friends Josey McNamara and Sophia Kerr. The company’s goal was to tell women’s stories on screen and support women creators behind the scenes. His list of projects includes the Oscar winner Promising Young Womanthe superhero sequel Birds of Prey and the series of Netflix Maid.
Robbie has been nominated for two Academy Awards for her performances in I, Tonya and bombshell. She first rose to fame in The wolf of Wall Street of Martin Scorsese and achieved commercial successes with suicide squad and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. But none of those movies have come close to reaching the great box office heights of Barbiewhich is shaping up to be one of the biggest box office hits in movie history.
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