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Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig successfully changed the landscape of cinema with their highest-grossing summer blockbusterBarbie. Released in July, the movie is continuing to break all records, despite surpassing the billion-dollar mark. After toppling its competitorOppenheimer,Barbieis currently making headlines for surpassing James Gunn’s last 3 DC movies.
Becoming a milestone at the Box Office, Margot Robbie’sBarbie, not only created a global impact but also performed phenomenally within the US. According to reports surrounding the movie’s domestic earnings, it has been stated that Greta Gerwig’s film toppled James Gunn’sShazam 2,The Flash,as well asBlue Beetle.
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Margot Robbie’sBarbie’sBox Office Bonanza
Releasing in July 2023,Margot Robbieand Ryan Gosling’sBarbieturned into a summer blockbuster, despite being pitted against Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimer. Making a magnanimous opening with $70.5M, the movie paced quickly towards its billion-dollar mark, at the global box office.
Further, Greta Gerwig’s female-fueledBarbiemade a historic $162M collection, domestically during its opening weekend. Apparently, the groundbreaking collection was a threshold previously reserved for male-driven movies. Thus, the movie not only broke records but also destroyed stereotypes.
After delivering such a phenomenal performance that turned Margot Robbie andRyan Goslinginto global icons,Barbiemade headlines for its overall domestic box office collection of $626M. Apparently, after surpassing Christopher Nolan’sOppenheimer, Robbie’s film is now pitted against James Gunn’s DC movies.
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BarbieToppled James Gunn’s Last 3 DC Movies
Following the recent reports aboutBarbie’sdomestic box office collection of $626M, it has been pointed out by netizens that Margot Robbie’s movie made way more than James Gunn’s last three DC movies. According to reports, the last 3 DC movies afterJames Gunntook over wereShazam 2,The Flash, andBlue Beetle.
Thus, addressingBarbie’sdomestic box office collection of $626M it has been pointed out thatGreta Gerwig‘s movie grossed more than what James Gunn’s three movies earned collectively, worldwide. According to reports,Shazam 2earned $133.8M,The Flashmade $268.5M, andBlue Beetlegrossed $120.5M worldwide.
Therefore, the three movies together made a total of $522.8M worldwide, which is still less thanBarbie’snormal domestic collection of $626M. Social media and netizens are thus getting divided on this current discussion afterBarbie’sdomestic collection was reported online.
Barbieis available on Amazon Video.
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