‘Barbie’ Hits $1 Billion At The Box Office

etcanada.com:

“Barbie” continues to burn up the box office, and on Sunday the film made history by surpassing $1 billion at the global box office.

According to TheWrap, “Barbie” grossed an additional $53 million domestically and another $74 million overseas, officially taking the film’s worldwide box office above the billion-dollar mark. “Barbie” is now the sixth Warner Bros.

release in the studio’s history to hit a billion, joining the likes of  “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II”, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”, “The Dark Knight Rises”, “Aquaman” and “Joker”.

In addition, Greta Gerwig is now officially the first solo female director to hit $1 billion. READ MORE: Ryan Gosling Sends Flash Mob Of Barbies & Kens To Greta Gerwig As A Birthday Surprise As The Hollywood Reporter reports, “Barbie” topped the $900 million mark on Thursday, with expectations of hitting $1B by the end of the film’s third weekend of release. “Barbie” is the second $1B movie of 2023, following the runaway success of  “The Super Mario Bros.