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Barbie becomes the 2023 box office queen as the highest-grossing movie of the year

September 4, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Barbie is looking to strut out of 2023 as the box office queen. At the time of writing, Barbie has hit $1.36 billion at the global box office, allowing the fantastical comedy to overtake Universal and Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which netted $1.35 billion globally. The Greta Gerwig-directed film already became the highest-grossing […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Barbie, greta gerwig, Margot Robbie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Barbie is now Warner Bros’ highest-grossing film ever

August 28, 2023 by EJ Moreno

The WB logo might stand for “Warner Barbie” by the end of the Greta Gerwig movie’s run.  Just this past week, Barbie made $1.340 billion at the worldwide box office, which will allow the blockbuster to surpass Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2‘s $1.342 billion total to become Warner Bros.’s highest-grossing film. The […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Barbie, greta gerwig, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling

America becomes Barbieland as Barbie topples Mario to become highest-grossing 2023 domestic release

August 23, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Welcome to the United States of Barbie as the Greta Gerwig-directed film continues its box office domination. At the time of writing, Barbie is now the highest-grossing 2023 movie at the domestic box office, overtaking The Super Mario Bros. Movie and its impressive haul. After Wednesday, 8/23/23, Barbie will sit at around $574.2M, overtaking Illumination […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: Barbie, greta gerwig, Margot Robbie

Blue Beetle beats Barbie with second-lowest domestic DC debut at the box office

August 20, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

The billion dollar box-office behemoth Barbie has finally been dethroned by DC’s superhero picture Blue Beetle, which took the top spot with just $25.4 million – a DC Extended Universe domestic low debut save for Wonder Woman 1984, which was released in theaters and HBO Max simultaneously during the pandemic with $16.7 million.  Coming into […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Barbie, Blue Beetle, box office, DC, DC Extended Universe, dc studios, DC Universe, Oppenheimer, Strays

Barbie overthrows The Dark Knight to become Warner Bros’ highest grossing domestic release of all time

August 18, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Barbie now has a crown to add to her collection as she sits atop the domestic box office thrown at Warner Bros. During this past week, the Greta Gerwig-directed blockbuster became the highest-grossing Warner Bros. movie in the studio’s 100-year history at the domestic box office. With a whopping $537.4M, Barbie has the unseating previous […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Barbie, greta gerwig, Margot Robbie, The Dark Knight

Barbie is a billion dollar doll as Greta Gerwig film joins “The Billion Dollar Club”

August 6, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Barbie is about to throw another super fun dance party to celebrate becoming a billion dollar film. The Greta Gerwig-directed film, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, has passed the billion dollar mark at the global box office this past weekend. In its third week of release, Barbie reached $460.4 million in North America and […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Barbie, greta gerwif, Margot Robbie

What Are The Best Female-Led Blockbusters?

August 1, 2023 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno looks at eight of the best women-led blockbusters… We are entering almost unknown territory with the success of Barbie. As the film inches to half a billion in just one week of release, we see a female-led (and female-directed) blockbuster hit heights we never thought possible. With only Captain Marvel in the billion-dollar […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Movies Tagged With: Barbie, Captain Marvel, Charlie's Angels, Frozen, Mad Max, Mad Max: Fury Road, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Wonder Woman

Barbenheimer posts huge second weekend at the box office

July 30, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

It appears the Barbie has the legs and Oppenheimer‘s blast radius is spreading at the box-office, because Barbenheimer posted huge numbers during their second weekends of release. Greta Gerwig’s existential ensemble comedy once again took the top spot with a whopping take of $93 million between Friday and Sunday. Takings for Barbie dipped a meagre […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Barbie, Christopher Nolan, greta gerwig, Oppenheimer

Let’s Go Party! Barbie dances to a record-breaking $155 million opening weekend

July 23, 2023 by EJ Moreno

It looks like everyone was seeing pink this weekend. Barbie just strutted to one of the biggest opening weekends ever, with a reported wildly impressive $155 million. That puts the Warner Bros. Discovery and Mattell production as the biggest opening of 2023 so far, topping The Super Mario Bros. Movie‘s $146,361,865 opening weekend. Reports put […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: Barbenheimer, Barbie, greta gerwig, Margot Robbie, Oppenheimer, Ryan Gosling

Barbie & Oppenheimer are already breaking box office records

July 21, 2023 by Matt Rodgers

This morning it was wonderful to sit in a 10.20am showing of Christopher Nolan’s three-hour biopic Oppenheimer with barely a seat left in the auditorium, and equally joyous to walk through a foyer filled with excited fans of all ages decked in pink, queuing for Great Gerwig’s Barbie. It’s a scene being reflected at the […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Barbenheimer, Barbie, Christopher Nolan, greta gerwig, Oppenheimer

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