It’s not just a Barbie world but a Barbie record, now that Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” has overtaken “The Dark Knight” as Warner Bros. highest-grossing domestic film.
The news comes just after the pink-as-can-be Margot Robbie vehicle surpassed $537.5 million at the U.S. box office, less than a month after hitting theaters July 21, Variety reports.
The Oscar-winning Batman flick, released on the same weekend in July 2008, raked in $536 million in domestic box office receipts.
This isn’t the first record “Barbie” has achieved since its highly anticipated release.
“Barbie” surpassed 2019’s “Captain Marvel” ($153 million) by a mile as the biggest-ever debut for a female-directed film, according to the outlet.
The meta Mattel comedy also boasts the best box office previews of 2023.
The film, which also stars Ryan Gosling, crossed the $1 billion threshold in global ticket sales earlier this month, in turn surpassing the previous record for films helmed by female directors. Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman,” also from Warner Bros., grossed $821. million.
Though some conservatives, including Senator Ted Cruz and commentator Ben Shapiro, have slammed what they described as the movie’s “woke” messaging, that hasn’t slowed its successful run, which doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon.
Robbie, who is a producer on the film as well as its star, is expected to take home an estimated $50 million from the film, thanks to salary and box office bonuses.
