Greta Gerwig makes history as Barbie has biggest opening weekend for film directed by a woman
by Guardian staff and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6D7DG)
Barbie made $377m while Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer took home $174m, making Barbenheimer' biggest box office weekend of 2023 so far
Greta Gerwig has made history as Barbie scored a US$377m (293m, A$560m) opening weekend around the world, making it the biggest debut ever for a film directed by a woman.
At the North American box office - combining the US and Canada - Barbie claimed top spot with a massive $155m in ticket sales from 4,243 locations, surpassing The Super Mario Bros Movie and every Marvel film released this year to become the biggest opening of the year.
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