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The Movie Barbie has been super hit at the box office, Barbie already breaking 17 box office records after the movie release at the theaters on it's first 4 weekends.
The Barbenheimer finally hit theaters, with Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and Barbie opening on the same day at the theaters. Viral intrigue likely pushed more people out to the theaters than would've gone if both movie hadn't released during same weekend. When Barbie release at theaters on July 21 and it came out swinging with a blessed performance that broke box office many records.
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Barbie breaks box office records
Barbie domestically has grossed estimated $575 million on August 23rd at the American box office. Barbie is the 8th fastest film of all time that achieve this milestone. At worldwide box office The Barbie movie has passed $1.3 billion on August 23rd. The film is now eyeing total of estimated $1.5 to $1.6 billion by the end of it's run.
The king of box office in 2023, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, is trumped by Barbie movie during it's 3 day opening weekend. The Super Mario Bros. Movie opened to $146.3 million. Now Barbie has record that it's a female director's biggest opening movie. Greta Gerwig's new film beat Captain Marvel movie as the highest grossing opening weekend film directed by a woman director. Patty Jenkins was also held that record before for Wonder Woman film for $103.3 million opening. Barbie also record for non-sequel highest opening film at the box office. Barbie is the highest opening weekend for a non-sequel and non-superhero film. Originally it's based on an iconic fashion doll. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling made a new world record as they never had a film open more money at the box office. Margot Robbie's previous highest was Suicide Squad total worldwide $746 million and Ryan Gosling's Blade Runner 2049 total worldwide $267.5 million. Barbie film record for biggest opening weekend on a toy based film. When Toy Story 4 grossed $120.9 million during it's opening weekend Barbie grossed $356 million worldwide on it's opening weekend. Barbie record for biggest opening weekend movie without IMAX screens. Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer grossed $82 million on it's opening weekend under US box office where Barbie has grossed $155 million opening weekend. Barbie continue to breaks box office records on it's first Monday and become Warner Bros. biggest collection movie for a Monday ever. Barbie has earned $578.5 million on it's opening week and this is the biggest opening week in history for Warner Bros. movie. Barbie's second Monday $15 million beat Top Gun: Maverick's $12 million to beat the record for the highest second Monday movie at the box office. If we include holiday weeks, Barbie's second Monday rank is 11th behind films Avatar: The Way of Water $32.3 million, Star Wars: The Force Awakens $31.4 million, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story $32.1 million.
Barbie grossed over billion
Barbie becoming the 9th fastest film to make a billion. In 3rd weekend the film became 6th movie post-covid to pass the billion dollar at the worldwide box office. It took 19 days to achieve this feat. Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight was Warner Bros. previous highest grossing movie at the US box office with $536 million. On 16th August by beat The Dark Knight, Barbie made history for Warner Bros. by becoming Warner Bros. highest grossing film of all time at the USA box office. Now Barbie becoming the highest grossing film of 2023. On August 23rd, Barbie surpassed The Super Mario Bros. Movie and becoming the highest grossing movie of 2023 with $575 million and $1.3 billion worldwide.
Additionally, Now Barbie became the highest grossing 14th movie of all time, behind Top Gun: Maverick $1.5 billion, Frozen 2 $1.4 billion. If Barbie gross $1.5 to $1.6 billion by it's end of run at box office, it's will become the 10th highest grossing movie of all time. Barbie film is now playing in theaters worldwide.
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