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Barbie Shatters Glass Ceiling With $1 Billion At The Box Office

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie joins the $1 billion club.

Ryan Gosling as Ken staring at Margot Robbie as Barbie.

The success of the movie Barbie has been a huge achievement for both the film industry and female filmmakers. Directed by the talented Greta Gerwig and featuring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, the film has earned over $1 billion worldwide, making it a major commercial success. In just its third week of release, Barbie earned an impressive $460.4 million in North America alone. It has cemented its status as a true blockbuster. Greta Gerwig’s involvement in the project has helped Barbie achieve unprecedented success, making her a trailblazer in the film world. She is the first female filmmaker to earn $1 billion in box office sales without a male co-director, breaking barriers and opening doors for other women in the industry. Read our Movie Review.

Barbie has also become the highest-grossing live-action film directed by a woman. This outperforms other female-led films like Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman, proving the power of diverse storytelling. Despite facing tough competition from other movies like Oppenheimer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and Meg 2: The Trench, Barbie has remained at the box office. Its success shows its popularity with audiences worldwide and its ability to reshape perceptions of female-led projects. Barbie’s triumph is a testament to the power of inclusive storytelling and diverse perspectives in modern cinema, and it will continue to leave a lasting impact on the industry.

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Sean Tajipour is the Founder and Editor of Nerdtropolis and the host of the Moviegoers Society Podcast. He is also a member of the Critics Choice Association. You can follow on Twitter and Instagram @Seantaj.

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