‘Barbie’ A Blockbuster At The Box Office With $337M Worldwide Opening Weekend

It’s been almost two weeks since Greta Gerwig’s hotly-anticipated Barbie movie finally hit the cinemas, and thanks to a combination of incredible marketing and a killer costume department, the whole world has gone Barbie mad. Throughout the film, Barbie’s wardrobe was giving us some major fashion envy, and has spawned thousands of copycat looks that help you get Margot Robbie’s character’s style.

Kylie Minogue has spoken about her “love” of indie bands and said she’d most like to collaborate with The Killers.The singer, who has previously worked with the likes of Nick Cave and Manic Street Preachers, has said she would love to get into studio with the Las Vegas band.She told E! Online: “I’ve always loved more kind of indie bands, like The Killers. Most collaborations I’ve done have come to me so I haven’t had to make that decision.

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Christopher Nolan is one of the most accomplished directors of our time. Delivering hit after hit, Nolan's films are thought-provoking and powerful. His latest film,, based on the true story of J.

Barbie’s Dreamhouse — now you can have Barbie’s dream coffin.If you, like Barbie, ever think about dying, your existential crisis can now be Barbie-themed.Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie has inspired a cultural and fashion trend dubbed “Barbiecore,” reportedly contributing to a pink paint shortage — and now even funeral homes are jumping on the trend.Funeral homes are offering hot pink Barbie-themed coffins for fans who hope to take their love for the Mattel doll to the grave, according to Jam Press.“This coffin, with its striking bright pink color, represents the spark and energy of those unforgettable moments they lived,” a promotional clip for the vibrant casket says. “It is a reminder that our stories deserve to be remembered and celebrated with color and vibrancy.

Naman Ramachandran Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” and Universal’s “Oppenheimer” continued their domination of the U.K. and Ireland box office with a combined £21.4 million ($27.3 million) after their second weekend, per numbers from Comscore. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” topped the charts for the second week in a row with £13.2 million, and now has a total of £47.9 million.

Barbenheimer memes that feature atom bomb images.The apology follows Warner Bros. Japan calling its US counterpart’s behaviour “extremely regrettable”, and also said sorry to fans on its behalf.The Barbenheimer craze, which has resulted in millions around the world watching the two blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer back-to-back in an ironic double bill dubbed “Barbenheimer”, has drawn criticism in Japan for making light of the mass destruction caused by the atomic Bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.The Barbie US Twitter account (@barbiethemovie) responded to one Barbenheimer fan art poster that depicts Margot Robbie’s Barbie sitting on the shoulders of Cillian Murphy’s J.

Paul McCartney has announced his first tour of Australia in six years – find the full list of dates and information below.Today (August 1), McCartney took to social media to announced his upcoming six-show run in Australia, which will take place between October and November. It will also mark his first shows Down Under since 2017.“Hey, G’day Australia.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are known to have one of the longest friendships in Hollywood. The pair are known to be longtime collaborators and friends, working together on several successful projects throughout their careers and being supportive in each other personal lives, with Matt even attending Ben’s wedding with Jennifer Lopez last year.The three friends have a close relationship and it seems Ben and JLo have even helped the actor on his marriage with wife Luciana Barroso, after the pair had said to have experienced some trouble in their 18-year relationship.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Warner Bros. Japan released a statement on the country’s official “Barbie” Twitter account criticizing the studio’s U.S. branch for feeding into the “Barbenheimer” craze on social media.

.You see, some users on TikTok have been using the record-breaking film as some sort of feminism barometer for their cishet boyfriends and potential partners. “I genuinely think taking your boyfriend to should be your relationship test to decide if he’s good [as] a potential long-term partner,” TikTok user wrote in a that’s been viewed over four million times.

Issa Rae is opening up about being part of Barbie.

The Barbie movie is full of iconic outfits, but perhaps nothing generated as much immediate interest as the “I Am Kenough” hoodie that Ken (Ryan Gosling) was rocking at the end of the film.

Netflix UK this August, including a few horror staples.A list of all the titles departing the platform next month has emerged (via What’s On Netflix), with fans not having long to catch the likes of Cloverfield and Jigsaw.Also set to depart the streamer are Margot Robbie’s I, Tonya, Matt Damon’s Elysium and Denzel Washington’s Glory.The 1999 psychological drama Girl, Interrupted, which stars Angelina Jolie, and 2011’s The Iron Lady starring Meryl Streep, will also disappear from the platform next month.The Little Prince, which was actually one of Netflix’s first animated originals, has also been confirmed to be leaving, having departed from the US site in 2021.In other Netflix news, the streamer recently axed its cheapest ad-free plan in the US and UK.

some of its biggest milestones to mark 25 years online.Among them is the highest audience-scored film, which goes to 2008 Batman movie The Dark Knight, standing at 94% Fresh with over 500,000 ratings.Rotten Tomatoes called the Christopher Nolan film, which saw Christian Bale’s Caped Crusader face off against Heath Ledger’s Joker, “an enduring cultural touchstone”.“The film is widely regarded not just as one of the best superhero movies, but one of the best films ever made, full stop, and with a 94% Tomatometer to match its Audience Score, that’s one thing critics and fans wholeheartedly agree on,” they said.Back in January, director Steven Spielberg suggested that The Dark Knight should have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, saying he was encouraged when Avatar: The Way Of Water and Top Gun: Gun Maverick became the first blockbuster sequels to be nominated earlier this year.“I’m really encouraged by that,” he told Deadline. “[But] it came late for the film that should have been nominated a number of years ago, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight.“That movie would have definitely garnered a Best Picture Nomination today, so having these two blockbusters solidly presented on the top 10 list is something we should all be celebrating.”The film did earn eight Oscar nominations back in 2009, with Ledger winning posthumously in the Best Supporting Actor category.Nolan’s latest film Oppenheimer was recently released in cinemas, and stars Cillian Murphy (who played the villain Scarecrow in The Dark Knight trilogy) as the titular J.

International cinema chain Vue says it has recorded its “best ever week” in large part due to the Barbie and Oppenheimer releases ten days ago.

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Barbie director Greta Gerwig has revealed how she got Ryan Gosling to perform a track for the film’s soundtrack.The director was speaking as part of a new interview with Rolling Stone when she reflected on the song ‘I’m Just Ken’ – a track from the film performed by the leading actor.In the discussion, she admitted that she initially believed that he would have been reluctant to perform the song, and therefore took a very specific approach to convincing him to do it.“He has a beautiful voice, and he’s a beautiful dancer. We kind of got there organically.

It's no secret that Barbie is the film of the summer, from catchy songs and fun fashion, to a star-studded cast and enchanting storyline, it's all anyone can talk about. But it seems that our columnist Peter Andre has his own personal 'connection' to the film. In an exclusive chat with new, the dad-of-four revealed that he has an unknown link to the star of the movie, Margot Robbie, and it's a lot closer to home - for him anyway - than you might think! He said: "Margot Robbie, who plays Barbie, is not only a fellow Aussie but is a Gold Coast girl – which is where I’m from, too.

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Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Barbie movie fans have been left in disbelief after they discovered that one of the film's characters was actually a real doll. Greta Gerwig's box office record-breaking film features a handful of discontinued Mattel dolls, such as Growing Up Skipper, who is played by Hannah Khalique-Brown. As demonstrated in the film, Growing Up Skipper is unique because her breasts grow if you lift her arm.The character only appears long enough in the film to explain her interesting function to the humans and Stereotypical Barbie, played by Margot Robbie.