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Netflix says Greta Gerwig’s Chronicles of Narnia adaptation will look to cover “the whole arc”

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Netflix is preparing itself for The Chronicles of Narnia with Barbie director Greta Gerwig at the helm. Film chief Scott Stuber tells Variety during a Q&A with executive editor Brent Lang at Variety’s Business Managers Elite Breakfast that Gerwig is “set to break the whole arc.” Stuber opens up about working with Gerwig and his […]

Barbie sets 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release

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Set your calendars because Barbie is coming home! Warner Bros. has announced the release date for Barbie on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD and it is coming later this month on October 17th. Released in July, Barbie has become on of the year’s biggest hits with $626 million domestically, beating out 2012’s Avengers, and has earned a worldwide haul of $1.4 […]

Is Barbie campaigning for Best Original Screenplay a smart (or right) choice?

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Barbie already secured her box office crown, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2023, but is the blonde bombshell heading towards some Oscar gold as well? The Barbie movie, helmed by Greta Gerwig and starring the dynamic duo of Margot Robbie & Ryan Gosling, is officially throwing its hat in the race for the Academy Awards. […]

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

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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 […]

Barbie is now Warner Bros’ highest-grossing film ever

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

Barbenheimer posts huge second weekend at the box office

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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 […]