The blockbuster movie “Barbie” has topped $1 billion in field workplace ticket gross sales worldwide since its July 21 debut, Warner Bros. Pictures, a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery, introduced on Sunday.

In a press release, Warner Bros. mentioned the fantasy-comedy film has taken in $459 million from home theaters – counting the United States and Canada – and one other $572.1 million abroad because it hit theaters, for a complete of $1.0315 billion. The determine was confirmed by media analytics agency Comscore. Oscar-nominated “Barbie” author and director Greta Gerwig additionally turned the primary feminine filmmaker to surpass the billion-dollar benchmark as a solo director, Warner Bros. mentioned.

This was the third weekend in theaters for “Barbie.” The movie drew $127 million worldwide this weekend – Friday by way of Sunday – with $53 million in home receipts and one other $74 million abroad, in line with 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 home distribution for Warner Bros. Pictures, and Andrew Cripps, president of worldwide distribution, mentioned in a press release.

Starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, the film sends Mattel Inc’s iconic doll on an journey into the actual world. “Barbie” ticket gross sales rank second this 12 months to “The Super Mario Bros,” which was launched in April and has raked in a complete of $1.357 billion on the field workplace.

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