It’s perfectly clear now more than ever, that women rule the world. “I’m a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world
Life in plastic, it’s fantastic. You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere. Imagination, life is your creation.“
As of September 2023, the chic flick, Barbie has become the biggest Warner Bros. movie ever, reaching $575.4 million in the US and grossing more than $1.3 billion globally and counting. According to stats by Time magazine, every week since its release in July, it’s broken a record: the year’s biggest opening weekend, the largest opening for a female director ever and so much more, as it continues to dominate the box office all around the world.
“Reaching this outstanding achievement is a reminder of the power of moviegoers — from countries in every corner of the globe — coming together to further the celebration of an iconic character that has entertained us for so many decades,” Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-CEOs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy said in a statement. They also gave a shout-out to the cast, including Robbie, Ryan Gosling and America Ferrara, alongside co-writer Noah Baumbach and producers David Heyman — who shepherded the Harry Potter franchise — and Robbie’s husband and producing partner, Tom Ackerley.
Added Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, Co-Chairs & CEOs of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, “A massive achievement like this is possible when you have an incredible film making team, with cast and crew coming together to create a truly special movie going experience. Along with our partners at Mattel, and with the support of the entire Warner Bros. Discovery family, we are thrilled that audiences the world over are embracing the ‘Barbie’ movie in such a profound way. With ‘Barbie’ becoming the biggest film at the summer box office, Greta now joins an elite group of writer/directors whose singular vision has generated $1 billion at the global box office, a milestone that is testament to her brilliance and to her commitment to deliver a movie that Barbie fans of every age want to see on the big screen.”
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place.
The film is written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach, based on “Barbie” by Mattel, and produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner. The executive producers are Gerwig, Baumbach, Ynon Kreiz, Richard Dickson, Michael Sharp, Josey McNamara, Courtenay Valenti, Toby Emmerich and Cate Adams.
The film distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures was released in theaters on July 21, 2023.
