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a statement, Warner Bros. said the fantasy-comedy movie has
taken in $459 million from domestic theaters - counting the
United States and Canada - and another $572.1 million overseas
since it hit theaters, for a total of $1.0315 billion. The
figure was confirmed by media analytics firm Comscore.
Oscar-nominated "Barbie" writer and director Greta Gerwig also
became the first female filmmaker to surpass the billion-dollar
benchmark as a solo director, Warner Bros. said.
This was the third weekend in theaters for "Barbie." The film
drew $127 million worldwide this weekend - Friday through Sunday
- with $53 million in domestic receipts and another $74 million
overseas, according to Comscore.
"As distribution chiefs, we're not often rendered speechless by
a film's performance, but Barbillion has blown even our most
optimistic predictions out of the water," Jeff Goldstein,
president of domestic distribution for Warner Bros. Pictures,
and Andrew Cripps, president of international distribution, said
in a statement.
Starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, the
movie sends Mattel Inc's iconic doll on an adventure into the
real world.
"Barbie" ticket sales rank second this year to "The Super Mario
Bros," which was released in April and has raked in a total of
$1.357 billion at the box office.
(Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss; Editing by Leslie Adler
and Will Dunham)
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