The Barbie film has achieved a remarkable milestone by surpassing one billion dollars in ticket sales globally, just 17 days after its release, as reported by Warner Bros, the film’s distributor. This makes Greta Gerwig, the film’s solo director, the first woman to reach such a milestone. The success of the movie has been described as a “watershed moment” by Warner Bros.
The film, which features Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, has received praise from both critics and audiences. It has contributed to the revival of cinema-going after the industry faced challenges during the pandemic due to lockdowns and competition from streaming platforms.
The Barbie movie has earned $459 million in the United States and $572 million internationally. It joins the ranks of only five other films that achieved similar box office success since the pandemic began, including The Super Mario Brothers Movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic World Dominion, and an Avatar sequel.
Cinema-goers have often paired a viewing of Barbie with Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, a film about the development of the first atomic bomb. The Barbie movie’s popularity has led to doll boxes being installed in UK cinemas, where fans have taken numerous selfies with the pink-hued film’s iconic character.
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