Barbie movie tops $1bn in global box office ticket sales, breaking record for female directors

Barbie is now the biggest film to be directed by one woman, with director Greta Gerwig supplanting Wonder Woman's Patty Jenkins

Barbie has broken the US$1bn mark since its debut more than two weeks ago, with director Greta Gerwig breaking a record for female directors previously held by Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins.

Warner Bros Pictures announced on Sunday that the movie took in $459m from North American theatres and another $572.1m overseas over the weekend, for a total of $1.0315bn (A$1.56bn, 800m). The figure was confirmed by media analytics firm Comscore.