The “Barbie” mania continues to know no bounds. At the American box office, Greta Gerwig’s toy adaptation with Margot Robbie has now even replaced “The Dark Knight” as the most successful film in Warner’s 100-year history.
For exactly one hundred years, the Warner Bros. film company has existed. But what they are now achieving with “Barbie” has not been seen in all that time. The toy film adaptation already brought in 537.4 million dollars on the domestic US market alone. No Warner film has ever achieved that. The previous record holder was Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight,” which brought in $534.9 million in 2008. That 15-year record is now history.
Next up, “Barbie” also has its sights set on the Warner worldwide box office record. Here, the toy adaptation is already at an impressive $1.2 billion. So it’s not quite such a long way to the top anymore. The most successful Warner film in history in terms of revenue from all countries is currently still “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” The conclusion of the film series about the wizard student with the scar on his forehead grossed around 1.34 billion dollars.
“BARBIE” – OF COURSE ALSO A MEGA HIT IN GERMANY
In this country, of course, “Barbie” is also a huge hit. Almost 3.3 million movie tickets have already been sold in Germany and currently the pink spectacle continues to hold on to the top of the cinema charts. By the way, “The Dark Knight” has been left behind for quite some time. The Batman adventure sold 2.8 million tickets in Germany.
Since its theatrical release in July 2023, “Barbie” has already broken several records around the world. For stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, it is the most successful film of their respective careers. In North America, it is the most successful film directed by a woman. Worldwide, “The Ice Queen 2,” which Jennifer Lee co-directed with Chris Buck, is still just ahead. Barbie” would have to earn $1.45 billion to take this record as well. In addition, “Barbie” scored, among other things, the best U.S. opening weekend for a film that is not a sequel.
