Barbie and The Avengers.Photo:Warner Bros., Zade Rosenthal/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Courtesy EverettBarbiehas danced pastThe Avengersat the domestic box office.Barbiehas surpassed the 2012 Marvel movie as the 11th-highest grossing film at the domestic box office after earning $626 million since releasing into theaters in July, according toVariety. This is higher thanThe Avengers' $623 million.Ahead ofBarbieat the domestic box office areJurassic World($653 million),Titanic($674 million),Avengers: Infinity($678 million), as well asAvatar: The Way of Water($684 million). At number one standsStar Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens($936 million). None of these ticket sales were adjusted for inflation.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Barbie.Courtesy Warner Bros. PicturesBarbie’s box office news comes after itbecame Warner Bros.’ biggest movie of all timeafter hitting $1.34 billion at the world box office in August.Warner Bros.’ previous all-time hit was 2011’sHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, which generated$1.341 billion in theatersglobally after its release.Barbiealso became the highest-grossingfilm of 2023in August, surpassingThe Super Mario Bros. Movie. This came afterGreta Gerwig’sBarbiebecame Warner Bros.‘highest-earning domestic release ever.The Avengers.Marvel Enterprises/Kobal/ShutterstockBarbiestars many big names such asMargot Robbie,Ryan Gosling,Will Ferrell,America FerreraandIssa Rae. The movie follows Barbie (Robbie) and Ken (Gosling) as they navigate life in the real world, away from Barbie Land.“Of course, I’ve known who Barbie is for forever,” Gerwigtold PEOPLEahead ofBarbie’s release. “And there’s some sort of collective memory that I wanted to tap into, something about: We invent things like dolls to explain to ourselves what it means to be human.““Part of me wondered if there was a way that we could allow the doll to also have that humanity,” she added. “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the Queen of Plastic was given something real?”
Barbie and The Avengers.Photo:Warner Bros., Zade Rosenthal/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Courtesy Everett
Warner Bros., Zade Rosenthal/Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/Courtesy Everett
Barbiehas danced pastThe Avengersat the domestic box office.Barbiehas surpassed the 2012 Marvel movie as the 11th-highest grossing film at the domestic box office after earning $626 million since releasing into theaters in July, according toVariety. This is higher thanThe Avengers’ $623 million.Ahead ofBarbieat the domestic box office areJurassic World($653 million),Titanic($674 million),Avengers: Infinity($678 million), as well asAvatar: The Way of Water($684 million). At number one standsStar Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens($936 million). None of these ticket sales were adjusted for inflation.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Barbie.Courtesy Warner Bros. PicturesBarbie’s box office news comes after itbecame Warner Bros.’ biggest movie of all timeafter hitting $1.34 billion at the world box office in August.Warner Bros.’ previous all-time hit was 2011’sHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, which generated$1.341 billion in theatersglobally after its release.Barbiealso became the highest-grossingfilm of 2023in August, surpassingThe Super Mario Bros. Movie. This came afterGreta Gerwig’sBarbiebecame Warner Bros.‘highest-earning domestic release ever.The Avengers.Marvel Enterprises/Kobal/ShutterstockBarbiestars many big names such asMargot Robbie,Ryan Gosling,Will Ferrell,America FerreraandIssa Rae. The movie follows Barbie (Robbie) and Ken (Gosling) as they navigate life in the real world, away from Barbie Land.“Of course, I’ve known who Barbie is for forever,” Gerwigtold PEOPLEahead ofBarbie’s release. “And there’s some sort of collective memory that I wanted to tap into, something about: We invent things like dolls to explain to ourselves what it means to be human.““Part of me wondered if there was a way that we could allow the doll to also have that humanity,” she added. “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the Queen of Plastic was given something real?”
Barbiehas danced pastThe Avengersat the domestic box office.
Barbiehas surpassed the 2012 Marvel movie as the 11th-highest grossing film at the domestic box office after earning $626 million since releasing into theaters in July, according toVariety. This is higher thanThe Avengers’ $623 million.
Ahead ofBarbieat the domestic box office areJurassic World($653 million),Titanic($674 million),Avengers: Infinity($678 million), as well asAvatar: The Way of Water($684 million). At number one standsStar Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens($936 million). None of these ticket sales were adjusted for inflation.
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Barbie.Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Barbie’s box office news comes after itbecame Warner Bros.’ biggest movie of all timeafter hitting $1.34 billion at the world box office in August.
Warner Bros.’ previous all-time hit was 2011’sHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, which generated$1.341 billion in theatersglobally after its release.
Barbiealso became the highest-grossingfilm of 2023in August, surpassingThe Super Mario Bros. Movie. This came afterGreta Gerwig’sBarbiebecame Warner Bros.‘highest-earning domestic release ever.
The Avengers.Marvel Enterprises/Kobal/Shutterstock
Marvel Enterprises/Kobal/Shutterstock
Barbiestars many big names such asMargot Robbie,Ryan Gosling,Will Ferrell,America FerreraandIssa Rae. The movie follows Barbie (Robbie) and Ken (Gosling) as they navigate life in the real world, away from Barbie Land.
“Of course, I’ve known who Barbie is for forever,” Gerwigtold PEOPLEahead ofBarbie’s release. “And there’s some sort of collective memory that I wanted to tap into, something about: We invent things like dolls to explain to ourselves what it means to be human.”
“Part of me wondered if there was a way that we could allow the doll to also have that humanity,” she added. “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the Queen of Plastic was given something real?”
source: people.com
