The new Barbie movie's popularity has now soared past last year's biggest film. Box office takings in the UK and Ireland have surged past the total for Top Gun: Maverick, new figures have revealed.
The fantasy comedy, which stars Margot Robbie as the world-famous Mattel fashion doll, has grossed a mammoth £84.8 million in its first five weeks of release.
It is far and away the most popular film of 2023 so far – and is now racing up the chart of the highest grossing movies of all time.
Barbie is currently sitting just outside the top 25, behind Disney’s 2017 remake of Beauty And The Beast (£86.9 million), Daniel Craig’s debut as James Bond in 2006’s Casino Royale (£87.2 million) and the 1978 star-studded musical Grease (£88.0 million).
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