Barbie was part of the biggest event this summer: the Barbenheimer phenomenon that is continuing to pack movie theaters and dominate the box office. The Greta Gerwig-directed charmer movie reached a global cume of $1.184B. Last session, Margot Robbie’s living doll crossed the $1B threshold, and in this 4th frame added $45.1M in 75 offshore markets (a 47% dip) to bring the international box office cume to $657.6M.
In its fourth weekend in theaters, "Barbie" brought in 45.1 million dollars on 17,296 screens in 75 overseas markets. the movie has broken the billion dollar mark and this weekend pushes her international total to $657.6m and makes the global total officially at an incredible 1.184 billion dollars. This marks "Barbie" as a historic movie. It is now the highest-grossing live-action movie in the world from a female director. The title was previously held by Captain Marvel, which was directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.
This also marks a historic moment for Warner Bros. with the movie surpassing "The Dark Knight Rises" as well as 3 of the Harry Potter trilogy to make the Top 10 List of the Biggest WB Titles of All Time Internationally. Looks like the iconic doll is taking on Nolan in more than one way at the box office this summer.
"Barbie" isn't the most original thing in the world, given the fact that Barbie is based on the wildly popular toy of the same name. Where the movie stands out is its commentary on the world at large, recognizing the issues with Barbie as a brand, and remembering why we as children loved her despite her flaws. Seeing the reimagining on the big screen has made many fans of the toy emotional and many people have gone back multiple times to see Barbie as much as possible.
The breaking records and continuing to-grow numbers week after week (even though she has been in theaters for nearly a month at this point) shows that this is something fans have been waiting to see on the big screen and it is exactly what she deserves.
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