Greta Gerwig Becomes First Female Solo Director to Surpass $1 Billion at the Box Office With 'Barbie' Success
etonline.comGreta Gerwig is making history! Three weeks after its debut in theaters, Barbie has surpassed $1 billion at the box office, making Gerwig the first female director to hit this box office milestone as a solo director.In a statement, Warner Bros.
said the fantasy-comedy movie has taken in $459 million from domestic theaters — counting the United States and Canada — and another $572.1 million overseas since it hit theaters, for a total of $1.0315 billion.
The figure was confirmed by media analytics firm Comscore.«As distribution chiefs, we're not often rendered speechless by a film's performance, but Barbillion has blown even our most optimistic predictions out of the water,» Jeff Goldstein, president of domestic distribution for Warner Bros.
Pictures, and Andrew Cripps, president of international distribution, said in a statement.The 40-year-old joins a small group of people who have the sole directing credit on a billion-dollar movie in Hollywood's history.
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