Greta Gergwig’s film surpassed the Super Mario Bros. film to become the 15th highest-grossing film in movie history.
Since its premiere, the barbie movie was breaking record after record. Now, after becoming the highest grosser ever produced Warner Bros., it was for everything and It became the most viewed film worldwide in 2023.
The fantasy comedy Greta Gerwig accumulates to this saturday $1.36 billion at the worldwide box office. This way, Beats the Super Mario Bros. Moviewith $1.35 billion, as the highest-grossing film of the year worldwide.
Until now, it is the fifteenth highest-grossing opening in the world in cinema history. The film had already surpassed Mario’s in the United States, where it grossed $600 million.
Barbie began its unprecedented film career in July with the best debut of the year ($162 million) and held the number one film for four consecutive weekends. It also scored the biggest opening weekend for a film directed by a woman and became the highest-grossing film directed solely by a woman.. At this point, Barbie is the 14th domestic release and 20th global release of all time.
The film also recently surpassed the superhero epic of Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight ($536 million) as the highest-grossing local opening in the history of Warner Bros. Over time, it could outshine Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2011 ($1.34 billion) as the studio’s highest-grossing worldwide opening in 100 years.
Gerwig, Oscar-nominated director for Lady Bird and little womenco-wrote the script with his partner Noah Baumbach. The blockbuster follows the popular doll as she leaves the seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land behind to discover the ups and downs of life in the real world. The cast also includes America Ferrera, Issa Rae, Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon, Simu Liu, and Michael Cera.
Source: Ambito
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