In modern box office history, just 53 movies have made over $1 billion, not accounting for inflation, and “Barbie” is now the biggest to be directed by one woman, supplanting “Wonder Woman’s” $821.…
these days. In just three weeks in theaters, “Barbie” is set to sail past $1 billion in global ticket sales, breaking a record for female directors that was previously held by Patty Jenkins, who helmed “Wonder Woman.”
Three movies that were co-directed by women are still ahead of “Barbie,” including “Frozen” and “Frozen 2” both co-directed by Jennifer Lee and “Captain Marvel” , co-directed by Anna Boden. But, “Barbie” has passed “Captain Marvel” domestically with $459.4 million , thereby claiming the North American record for live-action movies directed by women.
“Oppenheimer” also celebrated a landmark, crossing $500 million globally in three weeks. Its worldwide tally is currently $552.9 million, which puts it ahead of “Dunkirk,” which clocked out with $527 million in 2017, and has become Nolan’s fifth-biggest movie ever. It’s also now among the four top grossing biographies ever and the biggest World War II movie of all time.was close behind in fourth place with an estimated $28 million from 3,858 theaters in North America.
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