Barbie seems to have no roof. The film directed by Greta Gerwig It premiered on July 21 and since then it has done nothing more than chain record after record. In its third weekend on the billboard, pink fever has shown that it is still the absolute owner of the box office. For this reason, it has surpassed two new marks that seemed unbeatable.
Just 17 days after its premiere, Barbie has already surpassed the barrier of 1,000 million dollars collection. Total, the film accumulates 1,031 million which show the solidity with which it has landed in movie theaters. Of that figure, 459 million has been obtained in the domestic market in the United States, while abroad it reaches 572 million. Some data that, in addition, does not stop growing every day.
Thanks to this new brand, Barbie manages to become the second film from 2023 to get such numbers. The first was Super Mario Bros. The Movie, which has a collection of 1,350 million. Target that Mattel’s wrist strap is already looking at closely. Whether he manages to overcome it or not will depend on his performance in the coming weeks. But it is not the only thing he has achieved in his third weekend.
By reaching $1 billion, it becomes the fourth film directed by a woman to break that barrier. Only there is a very important nuance. The previous three, Frozen (1.3 billion dollars), Captain Marvel (1.100 million) and Frozen 2 (1.45 billion), were co-directed by a male filmmaker. Therefore, Barbie It is the first film directed by a solo woman to reach those levels of collection. The film has made a very relevant hole in the history of cinema.
Barbie does not give truce at the box office
It should be noted that, by achieving it in just 17 days, the tape is also the one that has reached the fastest the significant figure in the history of Warner Bros. The record was held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. At the end of the magical saga it took him 19 days to reach 1 billion, 48 hours more than Barbie. Lastly, since the pandemic began, only five movies have surpassed those numbers: Spider-Man: No Way Home, Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic World: Dominion, Avatar: The Sense of Water and the mentioned Super Mario Bros. Gerwig’s project joins the prestigious club as the sixth guest.
Looking only at the US box office numbers this weekend, Barbie He holds his throne strong. The film has accumulated another 53 million dollars, suffering a drop of only 43% compared to last weekend. This has been enough for it to be above very prominent premieres such as megalodon 2 either Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
The movie about the gigantic prehistoric shark has had a good opening in the US, reaching 30 million dollars and surpassing oppenheimer, which falls to third place. In any case, Christopher Nolan’s maintains a good pace and adds another 28.7 million, with a drop of 39%. The fourth position is occupied by the Ninja Turtles, who achieve a decent 28 million, although they already reach 43 million in their first 5 days. In any case, all of them are far from the unmatched power of Barbie.