Filmmaker Greta Gerwig and Warner Bros.’ Barbie has enjoyed another history-making week.Gerwig now ranks as the highest-grossing female director of all time at the domestic box office after skating past Frozen II, which was helmed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck.From Walt Disney Animation Studios, 2019’s Frozen II grossed $477.4 million in North America, not adjusted for inflation.
Barbie finished Tuesday with a domestic tally of $478.1 million before climbing to $492.6 million through Thursday.
On Friday, it becomes the 20th title in history to clear $500 million domestically.That’s not all — Gerwig is also celebrating becoming the highest-grossing female director of a live-action movie at the worldwide box office as Barbie passes up Marvel Studios’ 2019 superhero pic Captain Marvel.Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Captain Marvel grossed $1.13 billion worldwide.
Barbie finished Thursday with a worldwide tally of $1.113 billion and is strutting past Captain Marvel on Friday.Barbie has…
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