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Variety reports:

“Barbie” continues to shatter records nearly a month after the Malibu icon first graced the big screen. The Greta Gerwig comedy has earned $1.18 billion at the worldwide box office and now ranks as the second highest-grossing release in the history of Warner Bros. Internationally, the film earned $45.1 million from 75 markets to bring its foreign gross to a sizzling $657.6 million. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling star in the movie, which has become the top earning movie from a female filmmaker, passing “Frozen II,” which was co-directed by Jennifer Lee.

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#Barbie crossed the $500 million mark domestically on Friday and is expected to become the top-grossing Warner Bros. release of all time in North America, unadjusted. “The Dark Knight” currently holds the record at $534 million. https://t.co/6FGbgNwjtf pic.twitter.com/KEUS0XjgoY

— Variety (@Variety) August 13, 2023

“Barbie” has legs: Greta Gerwig’s film tops the box office again and surpasses $500 million https://t.co/VFvzMIpa9j

— 8News WRIC Richmond (@8NEWS) August 13, 2023