Greta Gerwig’s film is now the highest-grossing movie of 2023 so far, downgrading The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which sat atop the North American box office.
Barbie, which stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, grossed $575.4 million at the North American box office, surpassing the mark set by Super Mario Bros, which had amassed $574 million since its release. beginning of the year.
Globally, Barbie, released in theaters in July, grossed $1.3 billion, trailing the American-Japanese animated film, which earned $1.35 billion.
Barbie distributor Warner Bros. also said Greta Gerwig’s film outperformed Christopher Nolan’s 2008 superhero film The Dark Knight, which grossed $536 million in North America.
The Oppenheimer film, also by Christopher Nolan, another big summer release relayed by Universal, recorded receipts of 288 million at the North American box office and more than 718 million worldwide.
