Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
Filmmaker Greta Gerwig’s female-fueled Barbie opened to a historic $155 million domestically, a threshold usually reserved for male-driven superhero fare or marquee IP, such as the final Harry Potter movie. It came in well ahead of an expected $90 million to $110 million and helped fuel one of the biggest weekends in history.
Barbie — which brings to life Mattel’s iconic fashion doll — is also strutting to big numbers in certain overseas markets for a projected international debut as high as $120 million.
In North America, Barbie scored the greatest homegrown beginning ever for a film coordinated by a lady, solo etc.
The performance crown recently had a place with Patty Jenkins’ Miracle Lady, what got going with $103.3 million locally in 2017. In 2019, the Anna Boden and Ryan Speck coordinated Chief Wonder opened to $153 million. Barbie likewise set a huge number of different records, including handling the top opening of 2023 to date in front of The Super Mario Brothers.
Film ($146.3 million). The following nearest 2023 send off had a place with Insect Man: Across the Bug Refrain ($120.7 million), trailed by Watchmen of the World Vol. 3 ($118.4 million) and Insect Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ($106.9 million). In any case, many deliveries haven’t had the option to creep past the $100 million imprint.
It is likewise the greatest opening for Barbie stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, and the greatest three-day opening for a film in view of a toy, overshadowing Transformers: Dull of the Moon ($115.9 million).
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