Greta Gerwig‘s ‘Barbie‘ achieves $530 million at the worldwide box office, crossing half a billion in under a week. The film earned $33 million internationally on Wednesday, totaling $294 million overseas in six days. It is set to rank 5th among the year’s highest-grossing films in its first week, while ‘Oppenheimer’ stands at $260 million, ranking 13th.
The audience score for ‘Barbie’ is impressive across various platforms: Rotten Tomatoes gives it a solid 90% with an average rating of 4.5/5, CinemaScore rates it as an ‘A,’ Postrak rates it 4.5/5, and Metacritic scores it at 5.1/10. Read our review.
Speaking to Uproxx, Gerwig said, “Honestly, I’m experiencing everything in real-time, and it is sort of mind-boggling. But it’s incredible because I’m also in New York City, and yesterday I started jumping around to theaters and turning up the volume at different show times. I was like, ‘I think we can add a DB. Let’s just keep going.’ But yeah, I mean, it’s amazing. Obviously, I’m here in New York City, but I’m like, ‘Oh, it’s everywhere.’ How fabulous and strange.”
The film stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, respectively, alongside an ensemble supporting cast that includes America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell. Directed by Greta Gerwig.
In the film, Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go into the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans. The film stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, respectively, alongside an ensemble supporting cast that includes America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell.
‘Barbie’ is now playing in theaters.
