The summer of 2023 witnessed a massive box office clash with Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ and Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie.’ The audiences were excited to watch both films, and the cinegoers were in awe watching both films. However, the Margot Robbie-starrer ‘Barbie’ won hearts due to its satire of the real world and its portrayal of the conditions of the feminist movement.
The narrative of ‘Barbie’ revolves around Barbieland, a utopian city where women are leading all the affairs. However, Ryan Gosling’s Barbie joins Margot’s Barbie on a mission to the real world, but it creates a new problem in Barbie’s land. The film has been gaining momentum at the box office, and now it has entered the $1 billion club in just 17 days.
‘Barbie’ Creates Box Office Storm By Collecting $1 Billion Worldwide
Greta Gerwig, Margit Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and the entire ‘Barbie’ cast successfully paint the world pink. In the span of just 17 days, the film has entered the $1 billion club. It has collected $459 million in the USA and $572 million internationally.
‘Barbie’ has proved to be a monumental film in history. Greta Gerwig became the first solo female filmmaker to attain the milestone.
‘Barbie’ attained the milestone in just 17 days, making it the fastest Warner Bros. film to have done so. Since the pandemic, it joins other films like ‘Spiderman: No Way Home,’ ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ and ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ to have earned $1 billion.
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Warner Bros. Executives Credits Margot Robbie For Bringing The Film Together
Warner Bros. executives have dubbed the billion-dollar success of ‘Barbie’ Barbillion.’ Presidents of international distribution, Jeff Goldstein and Andrew Cripps, admit that they are not “rendered speechless by a film’s performance.” However, ‘Barbie’ has “blown even our most optimistic predictions of the water.”
In a joint statement, Jeff Goldstein and Andrew Cripps said, “This is a watershed moment for ‘Barbie,’ and no one but Greta Gerwig could have brought this cross-generational icon and her world to life in such a funny, emotional, and entertaining story, one that is resonating with all four quadrants of moviegoers and literally turning the entire world pink.”
They continued, “Long lines and repeat viewings prove that movies are back in a big, big way, and we look forward to seeing just how far ‘Barbie’ can go in the real world.”
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