From the pandemic rose in an impressive number of outfits to sessions of cinema sold outwe knew Barbie it was a phenomenon. But what we least imagined was that it would only take a few days for its director Greta Gerwig, enters the history of women in cinema.
Greta Gerwig: a name that goes down in the history of cinema
Friday, Barbie finally hit theaters in the United States. It took three days to make history: between 21 and 23 July, Greta Gerwig’s film collected no less than 155 million dollarsrealizing it the best beginning of the story for a film directed by a womanas reported by Hollywood Reporters.
Est. Top 7 at the weekend box office July 21-23, 2023
1. #BarbieTheMovie – $155.00 million
2. #Oppenheimer – $80.50 million
3. #SoundofFreedom – $20.14 million
4. #Mission Impossible – $19.50 million
5. #Indiana Jones – $6.70 million
6. #InsidiousMovie – $6.50 million
7. #Elementary – $5.80 million#Barbenheimer #Box office pic.twitter.com/N6FXtEqIAr— BoxOfficeReport.com (@BORReport) July 23, 2023

With her doll far more feminist than it first appears, Greta Gerwig has even distanced herself $103.3 million from wonder woman by Patty Jenkins, released in 2017.
better thanOppenheimer or Avatars 2
Unlike France where Barbie came behind Super Mario Bros.the film got the best start of the year in the United Statesvastly outstripping its competitor Oppenheimer, which still achieved the nice mark of 80.5 million dollars. In the US, the biting feminist comedy has outgrown 146 million dollars of Super Mario Bros. but also Avatars 2James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel, which he had picked up 134 million dollars when it is released in December 2022.
France, 7th market for Barbie
In addition, the French public especially had rush Discover Greta Gerwig’s film: France Arrives seventh place in the ranking of the best startups of Barbie all over the world.
🩷 France is the 7th world market for #Barbie at the end of its first weekend
US 🇺🇸 & Canada 🇨🇦 $155 million
United Kingdom 🇬🇧 $22.9 million
Mexico 🇲🇽 $22.3 million
Brazil 🇧🇷 $15.9 million
Australia 🇦🇺 $14.6 million
Spain 🇪🇸 $9.9 million
France 🇫🇷 $9.8 million
China 🇨🇳 $8.2 million
Italy 🇮🇹 $8.2 million
Germany 🇩🇪 $7.2 million
Argentina 🇦🇷 $4.4 million pic.twitter.com/XzotUyTfrs— Film box office in France and worldwide (@boxofficefr) July 23, 2023
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Mary Crossley is an author at “The Fashion Vibes”. She is a seasoned journalist who is dedicated to delivering the latest news to her readers. With a keen sense of what’s important, Mary covers a wide range of topics, from politics to lifestyle and everything in between.