Barbie turned out to be a big success, as it was anticipated, but the movie continues to break records even after the 3 weeks of its release. Directed by Greta Gerwig, the film revolves around the life of Barbies in Barbie Land and puts light on deep issues like the patriarchal world, self-worth, and the meaning of life. The epic cast of the movie includes Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Will Ferrell, and many more pretty faces from Hollywood.
All the Box Offices Records that Barbie has Broken.
Barbie has nearly crossed $470 million at the box office by far. Worldwide the movie crossed $1 billion on August 6th and has become the second highest-grossing movie bating Marvel’s Guardian of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and is racing against The Super Mario Bros. Movie for the top position. But this is not it; Barbie is breaking so many records, here is their list.
Opening Records
Barbies have broken several different opening records, i.e. Biggest opening of 2023, the biggest opening by a female director, and the biggest opening for a non-sequel. Barbie is also the biggest opening for a toy-based film. Also, Barbie is the biggest opening without the Imax screen.
The Cast is Also Part of the Records
Barbie is also turning out to be a great success for its cast career; the movie stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling achieve Box Office records with the highest opening earnings. Robbie’s Past Best: Suicide Squad ($133.7M), Gosling’s: Blade Runner 2049 ($32.8M)
Warner Bros. is Also on the List
The movie is the most significant first Monday for Warner Bros. with ever at $26.2 million domestically. Ironically, the last movie with this title was Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, with $24.6 million.