The company says that “Barbie” will become the highest-grossing Warner Bros. movie of all time.
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Greta Gerwig Barbie He will pass another big milestone on Monday when he passes Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two As the highest-grossing Warner Bros. film of all time BarbieIt’s sixth consecutive weekend bringing in over $15 million.
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BarbieThe running global total as of Sunday was $1.34 billion, according to data provided to Forbes by Warner Bros., a little later than the finale Harry Potter The film’s worldwide gross is $1.342 billion, which means the film will surpass Harry PotterRegister on Monday.
Since its release on July 21 Barbie It made most of its money internationally, grossing nearly $593 million at the domestic box office and $747.6 million overseas, according to Warner Bros. data.
The co-CEOs of Warner Bros. said: Motion Picture Group said in a statement that the achievement is a reminder “of the power of moviegoers – from countries in every corner of the world – who come together to enhance the celebration of a distinctive character that has carried us for so many decades.” according to Hollywood Reporter.
Barbie It has broken record after record even as theaters struggle to recover from Covid-19, including having the highest opening weekend of the year and the biggest domestic opening ever for a non-superhero movie or sequel; The film also earned Gerwig the title of highest-grossing female director of all time at the domestic box office.
Huge number
$7,750,000. This is the amount Barbie It happened on Sunday alone last weekend, according to BoxOfficeMojo. Sunday was the second annual National Movie Day, the day many theaters across the country agree to sell $4 tickets—regardless of the movie or showtime—in an effort to get people to the movies. Last year, tickets at more than 3,000 theaters were only $3 and more than 8 million people attended, CNN reported. mentioned.
the shadow
Oppenheimer—Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster and the other half of the duo “Barbenheimer” — is also expected to pass a milestone soon: the $800 million mark worldwide. On Sundays, BoxOfficeMojo appears Oppenheimer Earning just over $777 million, about $300 million of which is domestic. This past weekend, the movie grossed nearly $9 million.
What to pay attention to
probably Barbie It will soon become the top worldwide box office film of the year, eclipsing it Super Mario Bros movieWhich made more than 1.35 billion dollars, according to diverse. Barbie It took home the honor domestically last week after just 35 days in theaters.
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