Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie inBarbie(2023).Photo:Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Barbiehas just made history — again!
The adventure comedy just hit $1.342 billion at the worldwide box office, according toThe Hollywood Reporter, cementing its status as Warner Bros.' highest-earning theatrical release of all time, not adjusted for inflation.
This new feat meansBarbiehas passedHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, which previously held the title as the studio’s biggest release after its 2011 premiere, raking up a total of$1.341 billion in theatersglobally.
Barbie’s latest financial achievement also comes just days after it passedTheSuper Mario Bros. Movieas thehighest-grossing film of 2023thus far at the domestic box office,multipleoutletsreported Thursday.
TheGreta Gerwig-directed film overtook 2008’sThe Dark Knightas Warner Bros.‘highest-earning domestic release everthe previous week, and had already crossed$1 billion at the global box officeearlier in August, just over two weeks after its July 21 release.
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Margot Robbie inBarbie(2023).Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
StarringMargot Robbiein the title role,Barbieled the domestic box office in each of its first four weekends in theaters following its July 21 release up untilBlue Beetle, which hit theaters Aug. 18.
The movie’s reach has extended beyond theaters, too:Ryan Gosling’s song"I’m Just Ken"entered theBillboardHot 100at No. 87 earlier this month.
Robbie — who producedBarbiewith her company LuckyChap Entertainment — previously shared withColliderin an interview before the actors’ strike that she claimed her moviewould make $1 billion when initially pitchingBarbieto the studio.
“I think my pitch in the green-light meeting was the studios have prospered so much when they’re brave enough to pair a big idea with a visionary director,” the actress, 33, said at the time.
Added Robbie, “And I was like, ‘And now you’ve got Barbie and Greta Gerwig.’ And I think I told them that it’d make a billion dollars, which maybe I was overselling, but we had a movie to make, okay?”
Issa Rae (center) inBarbie(2023).Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
As the fantasy comedy movie based on the Mattel doll — which follows Barbie (Robbie) and Ken (Gosling, 42) as they travel to the real world — continues to succeed in movie theaters, Warner Bros. announced Wednesday that it willreleaseBarbiein IMAX theatersfor a one-week limited engagement on Sept. 22.
“So many Barbie fans went on this journey with us, and we can’t thank them enough for supporting the film and sharing theirBarbieexperience in theaters, across social media, and out in the world,” she said in a statement.
source: people.com
