We said yesterday it was on the cusp, and now heres the pudding.
Through Sunday, theinternational box officeestimate is an astounding$572.1Mfor$1.031Bworldwide.
Gerwig also has become the first woman to surpass the billion-dollar benchmark as a solo director.
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros.
OnlyThe Super Mario Bros Moviehas also crossed $1B this year.
The living doll further boasts the No.
1 slot for a U.S. movie this year in 19 markets including Italy, UK, Brazil and Australia.
The UAE and Japan are due to release later this week.
Along with our partners at Mattel, and with the support of the entire Warner Bros.
Discovery family, we are thrilled that audiences the world over are embracing theBarbiemovie in such a profound way.