Photo:Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Barbieis getting bigger — literally!
In a statement, Gerwig, 40, said that audience enthusiasm forBarbiearound the globe since its release in July “has been overwhelming, humbling, and deeply moving.”
“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.
Barbiedid not initially play in most IMAX theaters across the U.S. after it opened the same day as Christopher Nolan’s filmOppenheimer, creating the fan-driven ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon.Oppenheimershattered several records for IMAX attendance.
Barbiehassurpassed $1 billionat the worldwide box office. Last week, it overtook 2008’sThe Dark Knightas Warner Bros.‘highest-earning domestic release ever.
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The movie’s reach has extended beyond movie theaters too: Ryan Gosling’s song"I’m Just Ken"entered theBillboardHot 100at No. 87 earlier this month.
Barbieremained the top-grossing movie at the domestic box office for four consecutive weekends following its release.Blue Beetle, another Warner Bros. release, was the first film to unseatBarbiefrom its No. 1 spot after it made $25 million last weekend.
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Robbie, 33, previously shared withColliderin an interview before the actors’ strike that she claimed her movie would 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,” she said at the time. “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?”
Barbieis in theaters now.
source: people.com
