As Barbie breaks the box office, grossing over $1 billion globally, director Greta Gerwig has made history as the first solo female director to reach this impressive feat.
Only 53 films have hit the billion-dollar category, with Barbie joining the likes of Titanic, Jurassic Park, and Avatar.The only other female-directed films on this list are Frozen, Frozen 2, and Captain Marvel.
But Greta is the only female director on the list credited as a solo director, as Frozen and Frozen 2's Jennifer Lee and Captain Marvel's Anna Boden co-directed their films with Chris Buck and Ryan Fleck respectively.The actress-turned-director and screenwriter has already built up an impressive resume, being nominated for the Best Director Oscar in 2018 for Lady Bird.
She was nominated for Best Original Screenplay that same year, also for Lady Bird, and in 2020 was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for 2020's Little Women.
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