Barbie Shatters Domestic Box Office Record, Surpasses The Avengers!
Barbie shatters domestic box office records, surpassing $1 billion in earnings With this unprecedented success, could Barbie potentially secure a spot in the prestigious domestic top 10 highest-grossing films?
Summary
Barbie, starring Margot Robbie, has become a box office sensation, surpassing The Avengers to become the 11th highest-grossing movie in North America.
The film's triumph signifies a major milestone for women directors, as it currently holds the record as the highest-grossing movie helmed by a woman.
Having already surpassed $1 billion in box office sales worldwide, Barbie has firmly established itself as a phenomenal blockbuster.
Barbie surpasses 2012's The Avengers at the domestic box office, becoming the 11th highest-grossing movie of all time in North America. The Greta Gerwig film, featuring Margot Robbie as the main character who embarks on a journey to the real world after facing an existential crisis, premiered on July 21. It swiftly broke numerous box office records, soaring past $1 billion worldwide and earning the distinction of being the highest-grossing film directed by a woman. The success of Barbie at the box office has continued to grow, with a current domestic gross of over $623 million as reported by Variety.
Could Barbie Join the Domestic Top 10?
Despite being in theaters for eight weeks, the movie has managed to achieve this total. Furthermore, the Barbie streaming release occurred on September 12, two days before the weekend, making the movie available for home viewing. This demonstrates the movie's significant impact at the box office, suggesting that it has the potential to continue growing.
However, it remains uncertain whether the movie can grow enough to secure a spot in the Top 10 domestic movies of all time. Although it has already surpassed The Avengers, it will need to surpass the impressive earnings of 2015's Jurassic World to enter the Top 10. Jurassic World, a sequel to the iconic Jurassic Park, earned $653.4 million at the domestic box office, meaning Barbie would need to generate an additional $30 million in revenue.
It seems unlikely that Barbie will reach this total in the U.S. Last weekend, it earned less than $6 million, and this weekend it only grossed less than $4 million. With declining returns, it would probably require a significant final boost, such as a special event re-release featuring a popular Barbie soundtrack singalong, to surpass The Avengers before the end of its theatrical run.
