Granted, it was somewhat of a foregone conclusion that Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” was going to find success at the box office.
Seeing just how much of a gargantuan hit it has already become was entirely unexpected, however.
Comparisons to some of the biggest blockbusters of all time would have been premature before “Barbie” blasted into theaters to set multiple records, but there’s no denying now that Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling have a monster hit on their hands.
They might as well paint the Hollywood sign pink at this point.As a producer from early on in the process, Robbie couldn’t have dreamed up a better scenario where this version of Barbie Land could have been received with more acclaim that it already has.
In another career-defining role, it really seems like this was the part Robbie was meant to play, and she’s helped shepherd the project from the very beginning.
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