Barbie is now in the league with some of the biggest blockbusters in the modern era.
After its two-month dominance at the domestic box office, where it sat in the top 5 the entire run, Barbie will now surpass Marvel Studios’ The Avengers in terms of its domestic box office haul.
Barbie has generated $626 million at the domestic box office, surpassing Marvel’s 2012 blockbuster The Avengers and its $623 million total. This puts the Greta Gerwig-helmed project as the 11th-highest-grossing release in history. It must overcome 2015’s Jurassic World and its $653 million domestic gross to crack the top ten.
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Barbie is already the highest-grossing domestic release of 2023 and is looking to head towards next year’s Academy Awards as a frontrunner.
After being expelled from the utopian Barbie Land for being a less-than-perfect doll, Barbie and Ken go on a journey of self-discovery to the real world.
Directed by Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird, Little Women), the Barbie movie sees Robbie and Gosling’s iconic toy couple joined by a bumper cast that includes Will Ferrell (Step Brothers), Simu Liu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Kate McKinnon (Bombshell), America Ferrera (Superstore), Ariana Greenblatt (Love and Monsters), Emma Mackey (Sex Education), Alexandra Shipp (tick, tick… BOOM!), Issa Rae (The Lovebirds), Michael Cera (Arrested Development), Hari Nef (And Just Like That…), Kingsley Ben-Adir (One Night in Miami), Rhea Perlman (Cheers), Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education), Emerald Fennell (The Crown), Sharon Rooney (The Electrical Life of Louis Wain), Scott Evans (Grace and Frankie), Ana Cruz Kayne (Little Women), Connor Swindells (Sex Education), Ritu Arya (The Umbrella Academy), Jamie Demetriou (Fleabag) and Helen Mirren (Shazam! Fury of the Gods).
Barbie is in cinemas and is currently available for digital release.
Originally published September 17, 2023. Updated September 18, 2023.
