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‘Barbie’ Rakes in $500 Million in First Week, Smashing Box Office, Studio Records
- Film set records for its actors and director in strong opening
- Barbie becomes best seven-day opening for Warner Bros.
The Barbie movie grossed more than $500 million in global sales in its first week and set multiple bests for both its star-studded cast and Warner Bros. Pictures Inc., continuing its record-breaking run that started with the year’s biggest opening weekend.
The comedy about Mattel Inc.’s famous doll is now the biggest opening for a movie based on a toy, and Warner Bros. best seven-day opening, according to a statement from the studio Friday. It also set three single-day highs on the way to its milestone $529 million of sales in its first week, marking the largest opening for actors Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, and director Greta Gerwig.