Key Facts. Barbie has generated $626 million at the domestic box office since its July 21 release, edging past 2012's The Avengers' $623 million in earnings and working its way toward the top 10 best-performing American movies of all time, according to Box Office Mojo.
Barbie Is Officially the Biggest Movie of the Year—And It's Not Going Anywhere. Barbie is on top of the world. Every week since its release on July 21, it's broken a record: The year's biggest opening weekend; the largest opening for a female director ever; Warner Bros.
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That pushed its total international gross earnings to $US1,342,401,000. This makes Barbie the highest-grossing Warner Bros film of all time. The title was previously held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II, which earned $US1,342,359,942 (not adjusted for inflation).
Ken® doll's official birthday is March 11, 1961 – making Ken® 2 days and 2 years younger than Barbie®. Starting out with nine outfits, a skinny frame and fuzzy crew cut, he's always stood by Barbie.
In 1995, she finally managed to finish her first draft of what would go on to become 'Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone'. However, the book was rejected by no less than twelve publishers! It was finally accepted by Christopher Little, an obscure London literary agent.
Greta Gerwig's fantasy comedy “Barbie” has crossed $537.5 million at the domestic box office, overtaking Christopher Nolan's 2008 superhero epic “The Dark Knight” ($536 million) as the highest-grossing domestic release in Warner Bros. history.
' Highest-Grossing Movie of All Time. Barbie (and Greta Gerwig) keep breaking records. Barbie has surpassed The Dark Knight as the top-earning movie in Warner Bros. history.
Not only is Barbie the highest-grossing blockbuster movie of 2023 worldwide and in the U.S. (surpassing Universal Pictures' animated film The Super Mario Bros. Movie), but it is also the biggest hit film of all time for Warner Bros.
Ahead of Barbie at the domestic box office are Jurassic World ($653 million), Titanic ($674 million), Avengers: Infinity ($678 million), as well as Avatar: The Way of Water ($684 million). At number one stands Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens ($936 million).
Summary. Barbie is now the 12th highest-grossing movie of all time domestically, recently surpassing Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi's box office total. Barbie's will likely surpass The Avengers domestically as well and could end up being Frozen II's worldwide total by the end of its run.
Barbie's boyfriend is Ken Carson. Ken (Kenneth Carson) is a Mattel toy doll introduced by Mattel in 1961 as the fictional boyfriend of toy doll Barbie, introduced in 1959.
Raquelle Sherwood is a main character and occasional antagonist in Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. She lives in the Raquelle Mansion. Raquelle is constantly trying to prove to Ken that she is better than her enemy Barbie to win him over.
Technically, Ken has no official age (he is a doll, after all) although he was first introduced as Barbie's boyfriend on March 11, 1961, which means he has been around for 62 years.
As our chart shows, the toy maker's gross sales volume sharply declined from 2013 onwards, dropping from a worldwide total of $7.1 billion to $5.1 billion in 2019.
Back in July 2017, Hathaway was announced as the star of Sony's “Barbie” movie. Comedian Amy Schumer was originally cast, but Hathaway took over the role after Schumer departed.
According to a report in Variety in 2022, Robbie's salary for 'Barbie,' which is to be released in the United States on 21 July, is $12.5 million. It's a pay packet that is thought to have made her 2022′s highest-paid female actor. The Australian's income also comes from her numerous endorsements by well-known brands.
“Barbie” has conquered North America, and now, the world. Greta Gerwig's fantasy-comedy has generated $1.36 billion at the global box office, overtaking Universal and Illumination's animated adventure “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ($1.35 billion globally) as the highest-grossing worldwide movie of the year.
