Christian Bale inThe Dark Knight(2008); Margot Robbie inBarbie(2023).Photo:Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection; Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.
Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection; Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.
Barbiehas officially become Warner Bros. Pictures' highest-grossing domestic release of all time.
Less than a month after it opened in theaters, theGreta Gerwig-directed comedy has raked in $537.5 million at the North American box office, unseatingThe Dark Knightto become the studio’s biggest domestic theatrical money-maker ever,Varietyreports.
The 2008Christopher Nolanfilm made waves upon its release, particularly forHeath Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker, which earned him a posthumousAcademy Award.
The Dark Knightmade $533.3 million total in domestic ticket salesand $1.003 billion worldwide, according toBox Office Mojo— butBarbiealso has it beat in that regard, sitting at a global total of $1.19 billion thus far.
The latter film is still trailing behind Warner Bros.' top-earning movie of all time: 2011’sHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,whichmade $1.34 billion worldwide.
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Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie inBarbie(2023).Warner Bros. Pictures
Barbiehas enjoyed massive financial success, having crossed$1 billion at the global box officejust over two weeks after its July 21 release.
Margot RobbieproducedBarbiewith her company LuckyChap Entertainment, which previously producedBirds of Preyand theOscar-winningPromising Young Woman.
The actress, 33, isexpected to earn $50 millionin a deal combining her salary and back-end box-office bonuses, perVariety, which cited multiple sources. Robbie’s husband,Tom Ackerley, is also a producer on the film, as well asDavid Heymanand Mattel Films Executive ProducerRobbie Brenner.
Margot Robbie inBarbie(2023).Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
And ahead of the films' same-day release, the biopic’s starCillian Murphy, who plays the titular J. Robert Oppenheimer, said he was“100%” going to seeBarbiewhen it hit theaters.
He added, “Yeah, you can spend the whole day in the cinema — what’s better than that?”
Barbieis in theaters now.
source: people.com
