'Barbie' Global Box Office Brings in Half a Billion in First Week
The Big Picture Barbie just keeps bringing in the money as the pink-filled Barbie-Mania and high-octane Kenergy continue to take over the globe. Now after less than a week of release, the Greta Gerwig-directed adaptation has crossed the $500 million mark worldwide. The film as of Wednesday has made exactly $528.6 million with a massive $291.4 from overseas markets.
One thing’s clear, Barbie isn’t just an American phenomenon. The film’s dominating every market it’s in. Barbie has already made $40.2 million in the UK, $25.2 million in Brazil, $18.9 million in Australia, and $15.9 million in China just to name a few. This is all with historically low percentage drops from day to day. It truly is a Barbie world and it’s only going to get hotter as the film heads into the weekend.
Why Has Barbie Been So Successful? While some of the film’s rabid success can be attributed to the hilarious Barbenheiner cultural phenomenon, at the end of the day, Barbie’s an extremely fun feel-good movie with a ton of meaningful heart. Like Super Mario Bros. earlier this year, Barbie has become a multigenerational event that the whole family needs to see. It’s one of those great films where it only feels right to share the laughs and a good cry with a crowded theater.
Can Barbie Join the Billion Dollar Club? After crossing the half-a-billion-dollar mark, the next logical question is can it hit the billion-dollar mark? While the box office can change at any unpredictable moment, given Barbie’s nonstop historic pace, it almost certainly can. To put it in perspective, Barbie has already passed the lifetime gross of films mentioned above like The Flash and Indiana Jones in less than a week.
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