LOS ANGELES — It’s a Barbie world, box office data confirm.
In its opening weekend, “Barbie” drew hordes of moviegoers — donning every shade of pink imaginable — to theaters. Promising 114 minutes of laughs, pop culture references and glitzy dance numbers, the film was projected by critics (and TikTok users alike) to take the world by storm. It’s now ballooned into a billion-dollar hit and the biggest movie of the year worldwide. With the movie’s debut Tuesday on digital, it’s sure to score more milestones.
“Barbie” is a “cinematic, box office and cultural watershed event that will be written about and talked about for years to come,” Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore, wrote in an email to the L.A. Times.
Here are the records the movie has broken so far:
1. Highest-grossing film of 2023 in the U.S. and worldwide
On Sept. 2, “Barbie” became the highest-grossing movie of the year worldwide, surpassing “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” with $1.36 billion, per Comscore data and Warner Bros. representatives. It had taken the crown for biggest domestic release on Aug. 24.
“This is a watershed moment for ‘Barbie,’ and no one but Greta Gerwig could have brought this cross-generational icon and her world to life in such a funny, emotional and entertaining story,” Jeff Goldstein, president of domestic distribution at Warner Bros. Pictures, said in an email to the L.A. Times last month. “Long lines and repeat viewings prove that movies are back in a big, big way, and we look forward to seeing just how far ‘Barbie’ can go in the real world.”