The Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie, 33, as the titular doll created by Mattel, earned nearly $1.4bn (£1.12bn) at the global box office. The movie follows Barbie as she ventures out into the real world to find her true purpose in life alongside her boyfriend, Ken (played by Ryan Gosling).
The 'Barbie' movie's success puts her among history's top-20 films When Barbie brought close to $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office, it became one of the only female-dominated movies among the top-grossing films of all time.
How much money did Margot Robbie get from the Barbie movie?
Margot Robbie was reportedly paid $12.5 million to star in the Barbie movie. According to a report from Variety, Margot Robbie was paid $12.5 million to play the titular character in 2023's Barbie movie. The same report claims that fellow Barbie actor Ryan Gosling received the same compensation for his role as Ken.
How much money is Mattel making from the Barbie movie?
It's become the biggest movie of 2023 globally at the box office, with close to $1.4 billion in ticket sales. Mattel expects its profit margin on the $125 million to be about 60%, DiSilvestro said. The benefit from the Barbie business will be offset by a decline in the Fisher-Price preschool division.
The most expensive Barbie ever sold: Stefano Canturi Barbie
Created by Australian jewelry designer Stefano Canturi, this one-of-a-kind Barbie sold at auction house Christie's in 2010 for $302,500, and the proceeds went to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, making this a surprisingly feel-good story.
Will Ferrell in Barbie. Greta Gerwig's Barbie was a huge success after grossing over $1 billion worldwide. Appearing as Mattel CEO, Ferrell reportedly made $10 million.
Well, that's nothing compared to Bettina Dorfmann's collection of a staggering 18,500 dolls. Her love for Barbie has earned her the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of Barbie dolls, a title she has held since 2005.
Meet Bettina Dorfmann, a German superfan with an epic collection of 18,500 dolls, making her one of the most dedicated Barbie collectors worldwide. Her fascination with Barbie started in 1966 when she received her first doll at the age of five.
The 'Barbie' movie, which turned into a global box office phenomenon in a matter of weeks, appears to be energizing sales of Barbie toys after its summer release.
Warner Bros. reportedly pumped $5million more than the film's entire $145million production budget to make sure everybody, everywhere, was thinking pink - a figure which was already been recouped more than two times over.
Amy Schumer dropped out of original Barbie movie because it 'didn't feel feminist and cool' "I think we said it was scheduling conflicts. That's what we said. But it really was just like, creative differences."
It's currently the 14th-biggest domestic release and 15th-biggest global release in history. With its latest milestone, “Barbie” has become Warner Bros. ' highest-grossing worldwide release of all time, eclipsing 2011's “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” ($1.34 billion, not adjusted for inflation).
Among the elite list of 53 billion-dollar grossing films are sequels, Disney remakes and iconic franchises such as Star Wars, Avatar, James Bond, The Lord of the Rings, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Harry Potter, The Fast & The Furious Jurassic Park, The Dark Knight, Transformers and Disney and Pixar toons.
Among the iterations of the iconic doll is “Totally Hair” Barbie, which, according to the Guinness World Records, is Mattel's bestselling Barbie doll to date. According to the company, the “Totally Hair” Barbie, released in 1992, sold more than 10 million dolls worldwide.
In 1967, Mattel launched its first Barbie in the likeness of a celebrity. British model and actress Twiggy was the first to be turned into a Barbie. Celebrities around the world have since been turned into Barbies, from Jennifer Lopez and Shonda Rhimes, to Queen Elizabeth II, Zendaya, Beyonce and even Elton John.
Even in demanding positions, though, Barbie retained her fashion sense. Factoyd: Ninety percent of American girls own at least one Barbie doll, and the average girl owns 10!
In 2022, Mattel's doll segment had gross sales amounting to about two billion U.S. dollars. The company had net sales of approximately 5.4 billion U.S. dollars globally that year. Barbie and Hot Wheels are two of Mattel's biggest brands.
In 2023, the Barbie brand was valued at approximately 700 million U.S. dollars, almost twice the value recorded just two years earlier. In terms of gross sales, however, Mattel generated gross sales of about 1.68 billion U.S. dollars in 2021 and 1.49 billion U.S. dollars in 2022 from its Barbie brand.
Since that initial Dreamhouse, Barbie has owned more than 20 Dreamhouses. In 1964 a new iteration hit the market that included a kitchen, and in 1965 Mattel sold a simple, fold-out model called the Barbie and Skipper Deluxe Dreamhouse.
Madam C.J. Walker was a Black entrepreneur, activist and philanthropist who became the first self-made woman millionaire, according to a statement from Mattel. She started a line of cosmetics and hair products for Black women.
However, without a movie being made, Sony's options for Barbie's movie rights expired and were taken over by Warner Bros., who finally — finally — are pushing the actual, honest-to-goodness, live-action Barbie into theaters.
