Zack Sharf Digital News Director Steven Spielberg memorably thanked Tom Cruise last year for saving the movie business with “Top Gun: Maverick,” but it appears Meryl Streep has a different selection.
While attending this year’s Palm Springs Film Awards, the Oscar winner called out Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” for saving the movies and “all of our jobs” last summer.
The blockbuster comedy was the highest grossing movie of 2023 with $1.4 billion in ticket sales. It also stands as the highest-grossing Warner Bros.
film in history. Streep took the stage after Billie Eilish and Finneas accepted an award for their work on the “Barbie” music soundtrack.
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