Matt Hancock posts cringeworthy ‘Barbie’ singalong

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.This week, it surpassed the $500 million mark, making its director Greta Gerwig the highest earning female director ever at the domestic box office, beating the record held by “Frozen II‘s” Jennifer Lee.The movie is so popular that searches for the baby name “Barbie” have increased by a staggering 603% since April, when its trailer was released.“Oppenheimer,” which was in fourth place last week, moved back up to the No. 2 spot with $5.1 million in sales.This week, the Christopher Nolan filmbecame the highest grossing ever at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre in the location’s 97-year history, according to Deadline.

Barbie movie, which is directed by Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is partly set in the fictional wonderland filled with plastic palm trees and bright pink houses.In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Tyson observed the film’s sun, moon, and vegetation in order to determine where such a place would be if it really existed on Earth.“In @BarbietheMovie, the moon’s orientation places Barbie World between 20 and 40 [degrees] north latitude on the Earth,” deGrasse Tyson wrote. That places it roughly somewhere between the lower half of the U.S. and the northern half of Mexico.“Palm trees further constrain latitude between 20 and 30 [degrees],” he continued.

Barbie movie has been banned in Kuwait and now faces calls for a ban in Lebanon amid complaints in the Arab nations about the film’s social values.Kuwait’s state news agency said that the nation acted to protect the country’s “public ethics”, while Lebanon’s culture minister accused the film of “promoting homosexuality”.The film is however still being shown in other conservative parts of the region, including Saudi Arabia.Barbie, which is directed by Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, has grossed more than $1bn (£784m) worldwide within weeks of its release.Lafi al-Subaiei, the head of Kuwait’s board of film classification, said that the board usually asks for movie scenes to be cut if they are deemed to flout the country’s culture. But when a film promotes behaviour the state considers unacceptable, it is banned outright.The film “promulgate[s] ideas and beliefs that are alien to Kuwaiti society and public order”, a spokesman for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Information said (via BBC News).On Wednesday, the Lebanese Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada asked the interior ministry to “take all necessary measures to ban” Barbie.He said the film “promotes homosexuality and transsexuality… supports rejecting a father’s guardianship, undermines and ridicules the role of the mother, and questions the necessity of marriage and having a family”.Meanwhile, in the US, comedian and actor Marc Maron recently hit out at the film’s conservative critics, describing them as “insecure babies”.“The fact that certain men took offence to the point where they, you know, tried to build a grift around it in terms of their narrative as right wing [expletive] is so embarrassing for them.

#barbie #barbiemovie #moviereview #fyp “Plaster this in Times Square,” cheered a fan of O’Brien’s heartfelt hot take.“Biggest green flag from your dad,” applauded another impressed commenter.“Obsessed with the fact that The Godfather and Barbie are in his top 5 films, the duality of man,” another said.“I’m not sure if I want your dad to also be my dad or if I want to know if he’s single,” purred a hot-to-trot admirer. “LOVE THIS ENERGY!”But O’Brien’s far from the only guy who’s been swept up by Barbie’s pink wave in the wake of her recent pop cultural explosion.

Mark Ronson has trolled Bill Maher for describing Barbie as “man-hating”.In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter) Maher took aim at the film for being “preachy” and criticised a scene in which Barbie (Margot Robbie) confronts the Mattel board, which is made up of 12 men in the movie.Maher described the scene as a “zombie lie”, due to the fact that the Mattel board actually has seven men and five women on it in real life.In response to Maher’s post, Ronson, who served as a music producer and oversaw the film’s original soundtrack, jokingly quoted Nicole Kidman’s famed AMC cinema ad.“We come to this place for magic,” he wrote. “We come to AMC theatres to laugh, to cry, to care… and to furiously google ‘Mattel board configuration’ while others are trying to enjoy a fucking magnificent comedy.”OK, "Barbie": I was hoping it wouldn't be preachy, man-hating, and a #ZombieLie – alas, it was all three.

topped $1 billion in global ticket sales, some countries still aren’t on board.The bubblegum pink flick won’t see a premiere in Kuwait to protect “public ethics and social traditions,” Reuters reported.Lafi Al-Subaie, chairman of the film censorship committee in Kuwait, has accused “Barbie” of “carrying ideas that encourage unacceptable behavior and distort society’s values,” according to the Hollywood Reporter, which cited local media reports. And in Lebanon, per Reuters, the film has been accused of “promoting homosexuality.”Minister Mohammad Mortada, who is supported by the powerful political party and militant group Hezbollah, said the movie was found to “promote homosexuality and sexual transformation” and “contradicts values of faith and morality,” as it lessens the “importance of the family unit.”Because of Mortada’s statements, Lebanon’s interior minister, Bassam Mawlawi, has asked the General Security’s censorship committee to review the film and give its recommendation, according to Reuters.The Post reached out to Warner Bros.

grossed more than a billion dollars worldwide — and eight months from now, a million more Barbies could be saying “hi” to the world, info from one popular baby naming website suggests.According to Nameberry, searches for “Barbie” have surged by 603% since April, when the trailer for the Greta Gerwig-directed summer blockbuster was released.The film, which swept into theaters in July, stars Margot Robbie as in the titular role and Ryan Gosling as Ken.Searches for “Ken” — or “Kenneth” — saw a 293% increase in the same time period.“Barbie and Ken are piquing parents’ interest, but this doesn’t mean that will translate into actual usage,” Nameberry’s editor-in-chief Sophie Kihm told People.Prior to the film’s release, Kihm noted, “Barbie” had been a very popular name with Amish parents.And while the spike in interest has been impressive, Kihm said the two names are not expected to crack the top 10 anytime soon.“Barbie and Ken are both dated names that aren’t due to come back yet, so while there may be a slight bump from the movie, neither will be among the most popular baby names of 2023,” she explained.Currently, “Barbie” ranks 1,896 out of 2,000 of the most popular names for 2023 on the website.

Barbie box office prediction, after the film crossed the $1billion mark.The conservative political commentator, who posted a review of Greta Gerwig’s film on his YouTube channel last month, predicted the movie would “absolutely fall off a cliff” following its first week of release.“Week one this thing is going to clean up at the domestic box office,” Shapiro said in his review. “My prediction: it’s going to just absolutely fall off a cliff after that.“The repeat business on this movie is going to be non-existent because it was written by two people who are so smug and self-satisfied in Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, that they have no audience.”Last week, Barbie crossed the $1billion mark at the worldwide box office, becoming the first film solely directed by a woman to hit the milestone.

the new “Barbie” film that he described simply as a “fun movie” about “dolls who come to life.” “A lot of people are upset about the Barbie movie, and I left perplexed,” Rogan said to his guest, Post Malone, describing it as merely a “fun, silly movie about dolls who come to life.”“But a lot of it is about the patriarchy, and it’s a comedy, it’s a comedy about dolls,” he said. “People are upset that it’s this progressive metaphor for life that they’re pushing progressive politics in this, and I’m like, ‘It’s a f—— doll movie!’ It’s a doll movie.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Matt Hancock has been savagely mocked after posting video to TikTok where he can be seen lip-syncing to a track from the Barbie movie, which features Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. In the clip, Matt can be seen walking on a beach toward the camera as he sang along to Ken actor Ryan's I'm Just Ken song, which features in the smash-hit film.

Justin Trudeau is picking a side in Barbenheimer. The Canadian prime minister shared a photo on Instagram of himself and his oldest son, Xavier, 15, posing in front of a Barbie poster at a movie theater, which he captioned, “We’re team Barbie.«The father-and-son duo twinned in pink to honor Greta Gerwig’s history-making $1 billion film, which is being widely hailed as a feminist masterpiece and a celebration of women.Trudeau shared the photo days after announcing on social media that he and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, are separating after 18 years of marriage.

Kate McKinnon's «Weird Barbie» is en route from Greta Gerwig's Barbie Land. Mattel debuted a miniature recreation of McKinnon's character from the film on Friday. Fans can now pre-order the doll until Aug.

Greta 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.

Barbie might not be on the cards.According to The Hollywood Reporter, none of the talent involved in making the comedy are contractually obliged to return for a follow-up – including Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, who played Barbie and Ken respectively.This is also said to apply to director Greta Gerwig and co-writer Noah Baumbach. Speaking to the outlet, sources claim Warner Bros.

Barbie has hit the $1billion dollar mark at the global box office, just two weeks after its release.Greta Gerwig‘s film is the 53rd movie of all time to hit the milestone, and the first ever to be solely directed by a woman.The dual release of Barbie and Oppenheimer on July 21 led to a sizeable uptick in UK box office numbers last month.On the films’ first weekend, Gerwig’s comedy brought in $110million (£86.6million) at the US box office, over twice the expected takings of Christopher Nolan’s biopic about the creator of the atomic bomb.Barbie is currently the third-highest grossing film of 2023, behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.

Greta Gerwig should be feeling closer to fine 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.”“Barbie,” which Gerwig directed and co-wrote, added another $53 million from 4,178 North American locations this weekend according to studio estimates on Sunday.

Greta Gerwig can always count on her Ken for a good time!On Friday, the director celebrated her 40th birthday. What she thought was just a simple Pilates class, turned into something special thanks to Ryan Gosling.«As Kens know….

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.The Margot Robbie-led flick is expected to hit the billion-dollar mark globally before Monday, which would make its director Greta Gerwig the first solo female director to achieve that goal, CNBC reported.“Meg 2: The Trench,” the sequel to the 2018 original, landed in second, with $12 million in sales.The sci-fi action flick starring Jason Statham, which the Hollywood Reporter said brings “his rugged charm and tough-guy self-irony to sparkling dialogue,” is based on a 1999 novel.In third place was “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” which was released on Wednesday and took home $9.3 million on Friday.The Post called the reboot the Turtles “finest hour,” and said its directors Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears “bet big on the title and shrewdly explore what it would be like to live as a hormonal, teenage, mutant, ninja turtle.”“Oppenheimer,” which was in second place last Friday, slipped to fourth, with an $8.3 million take. The Christopher Nolan biopic has already earned $500 million globally and is expected to hit over $551 million through Sunday, according to Deadline.Disney’s “Haunted Mansion,” which was in the No.

The Story of Barbie and the Woman Who Created Her,” from 2017. This charming picture book, with illustrations by Amy June Bates, reminds us that Barbie isn’t just about outrageous pink outfits, tacky Dream Houses, and Malibu beach parties. Barbie contains multitudes.

Ryan Gosling surprised Barbie director Greta Gerwig yesterday (August 4) with a flash mob to celebrate her 40th birthday.A video was posted of the flash mob to Barbie‘s official social media channels. Gerwig was in a pilates class when a group of dancers arrived and performed a routine set to Gosling’s song from the movie, ‘I’m Just Ken’.Gerwig is seen tearing up as the dancers perform before hugging them after the dance ends.“As Kens know…. Sometimes the only way to express your feelings is through song & dance,” was the accompanying caption on the video.

Billie Eilish headlined Lollapalooza in Chicago last night (August 3) – watch her give Barbie track ‘What Was I Made For?’ its live debut.The singer recently shared the Finneas-produced melancholic piano-led ballad for the blockbuster film’s accompanying album, appearing alongside Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, Sam Smith and more.At Lollapalooza on Thursday, the track got its live debut during a headline set featuring songs from across Eilish’s catalogue.See footage of the live debut of ‘What Was I Made For?’ and her full Lollapalooza setlist below.The lovely @billieeilish singing ‘What Was I Made For’ tonight, closing out @lollapalooza pic.twitter.com/gVAij301BU— NME (@NME) August 4, 2023‘Bury A Friend’‘I Didn’t Change My Number’‘NDA’‘Therefore I Am’‘My Strange Addiction’‘idontwannabeyouanymore’‘Lovely’‘You Should See Me In A Crown’‘GOLDWING’‘What Was I Made For?’‘Oxytocin’‘ilomilo’‘I Love You’‘Your Power’‘TV’‘Bellyache’‘Ocean Eyes‘Lost Cause’‘Never Felt So Alone’ (Labrinth cover)‘When The Party’s Over’‘All The Good Girls Go To Hell’‘Everything I Wanted’‘Bad Guy’‘Happier Than Ever’In a pioneering move, Eilish’s Lollapalooza set was partially solar-powered by intelligent, zero-emission battery systems.The pop singer shared that the climate-friendly performance is part of the Music Decarbonization Project co-founded by Eilish herself in partnership with the environmental non-profit REVERB.According to a press release, the zero-emissions battery systems that will power her set will be supplied and managed by Overdrive Energy Solutions and will be charged via a temporary onsite “solar farm”.The use of these battery systems will serve as a powerful demonstration of clean energy technologies that can drastically reduce live music’s

Marc Maron is a big fan of the movie, and he doesn't have time for men who are decrying the film's representation of male characters.Maron took to TikTok on Thursday to share his praise for the hit film — starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, and directed by Greta Gerwig — and to slam critics.The film is being widely hailed as a feminist masterpiece and a celebration of women, and the story surrounds the representation of women and men in media, gender roles in society and personal autonomy.However, some very vocal men online have come out against the film, criticizing it for its portrayal of male characters — and Maron says he feels anyone who has expressed this particular opinion should be ashamed.«The fact that certain men took offense, is so embarrassing for them. I mean, so embarrassing for them,» Maron said.

Barbie film have been shocked to find out Ken actually has a last name.In Greta Gerwig’s new movie, the real-life creator of the Barbie doll and co-founder of Mattel, Ruth Handler (played by Rhea Perlman), explains to Barbie (Margot Robbie) that she named the doll after her daughter Barbara.Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts and the doll was launched in 1959. Her male counterpart, despite being described in the film as “just” Ken, actually has a full name, too.It turns out that Ken’s name also has a real-world inspiration, and is named after Handler’s son, Kenneth.

Barbie movie a “masterpiece” and says its right-wing critics are “insecure babies”.In a recent TikTok video, the comedian and actor blasted conservative figures who expressed outrage over the film due to its jokes aimed at men and the patriarchy.“I saw ‘Barbie’ and it was a fucking masterpiece, and I don’t throw that word around lightly,” Maron said.“It does a fairly amazing thing. [It] creates a broad base entertainment product that applies to the entire spectrum, primarily of women, but then seeps it in progressive politics and basic feminism in a way that is funny, informative and well executed.

Eva Mendes is channeling her inner Barbie. The 49-year-old actress shows off a quick tease of her dance moves in a new video on Instagram, set to Dua Lipa's infectious «Dance the Night» song from the official movie soundtrack.

By all accounts, Greta Gerwig‘s “Barbie” measured up to critical and commercial expectations, with the film currently sitting at #3 in 2023’s overall box office with $811 million. But will it hit a billion dollars, like star/producer Margot Robbie plugged it to studios? It still could, even if its numbers dropped hard this week.

NewJeans have earned their first chart-topping album on the Billboard 200 with their sophomore release ‘Get Up’, besting the all-star Barbie soundtrack.Billboard recently announced the ranked for the latest Billboard 200 chart, for the week of August 5, 2023. NewJeans entered the chart for the first time with ‘Get Up’, which also debuted at Number One on the list.

Ken’s professed occupation is. Here’s your chance to follow his lead.Coco Collection has opened up a job listing allowing one applicant to live like Ken, played by Ryan Gosling, who in the Greta Gerwig film declares that his job is not surfer or even lifeguard — it’s “just Beach.”The role is for Coco Bodu Hithi resort in the Maldives, and the lucky employee will be flown out and take on the job of “Beach” for 10 days “with a partner or Allan of their choosing.”They will also get the benefits of a “full board meal plan,” return flights, no actual responsibilities and one massage each since toiling as “Beach” for 10 days “is tiring work.”First clip from Greta Gerwig’s ‘BARBIE’.“My job… is just beach.” pic.twitter.com/y8zVoH2xr8While the job seems pretty straightforward, there are still some requirements to prove you’re Kenough for the first-of-its-kind role.In addition to simply wanting to pursue their passion of the beach, applicants must also meet the following criteria:Applicants should note that just like the real world, this job doesn’t have it all it excludes:The lucky applicant who gets hired for the role will also get a slew of benefits, including their own Dream Beach House or a Mojo Dojo Casa House — their choice.

YouTube video Tuesday that Mattel chose her to announce its “groundbreaking commitment to stop using plastic by 2030.”However, the Barbie manufacturer is not making this promise. A company spokesperson told The Post on Tuesday: “This is a hoax and has nothing to do with Mattel or any of its products.”The Post has contacted Hannah for comment. The eco-activist also announced a fictional line of MyCelia EcoWarrior Barbies, which included dolls inspired by fellow activists Greta Thunberg, Julia Butterfly Hill, Nemonte Nenquimo, Phoebe Plummer, and even Hannah herself.These fictional dolls would be produced using mushrooms and other organic materials, per a fake commercial.

Barbie’s Dreamhouse — now you can have Barbie’s dream coffin.If you, like Barbie, ever think about dying, your existential crisis can now be Barbie-themed.Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie has inspired a cultural and fashion trend dubbed “Barbiecore,” reportedly contributing to a pink paint shortage — and now even funeral homes are jumping on the trend.Funeral homes are offering hot pink Barbie-themed coffins for fans who hope to take their love for the Mattel doll to the grave, according to Jam Press.“This coffin, with its striking bright pink color, represents the spark and energy of those unforgettable moments they lived,” a promotional clip for the vibrant casket says. “It is a reminder that our stories deserve to be remembered and celebrated with color and vibrancy.

Barbenheimer memes that feature atom bomb images.The apology follows Warner Bros. Japan calling its US counterpart’s behaviour “extremely regrettable”, and also said sorry to fans on its behalf.The Barbenheimer craze, which has resulted in millions around the world watching the two blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer back-to-back in an ironic double bill dubbed “Barbenheimer”, has drawn criticism in Japan for making light of the mass destruction caused by the atomic Bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.The Barbie US Twitter account (@barbiethemovie) responded to one Barbenheimer fan art poster that depicts Margot Robbie’s Barbie sitting on the shoulders of Cillian Murphy’s J.

Barbie director Greta Gerwig has revealed how she got Ryan Gosling to perform a track for the film’s soundtrack.The director was speaking as part of a new interview with Rolling Stone when she reflected on the song ‘I’m Just Ken’ – a track from the film performed by the leading actor.In the discussion, she admitted that she initially believed that he would have been reluctant to perform the song, and therefore took a very specific approach to convincing him to do it.“He has a beautiful voice, and he’s a beautiful dancer. We kind of got there organically.

series of posts on X, the app formerly known as Twitter, Blaire Erskine, a staff writer for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” recalled how, at first, some guests initially found he sounds funny — but soon let their annoyance be known.“Finally went to see ‘Barbie’ last night and the girls in front of me did this the whole movie lmao,” wrote the comedian alongside a video. In it, the jester-in-questions phone screen shone an apparent library of “fart sounds” with “over 1,000 farts.” “Sorry I should have clarified that the girls were in fact grown women,” said Erskine in a follow-up post.

Barbie soundtrack has made history on the UK singles charts with the most amount of songs ever in a Top Five.The soundtrack was released concurrently with Greta Gerwig‘s hit movie last week (July 21) and has since taken the charts by storm. The Mark Ronson-produced album features artists including Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, Charli XCX, Sam Smith, Billie Eilish, Haim, PinkPantheress, Karol G and FIFTY FIFTY.After its first week in the chart, the album is now the first to have three songs all feature in the Top Five, as well as breaking the record for most songs (six) in the Top 40.Speaking to the BBC, Barbie music supervisor George Drakoulias said: “Nobody said no.

Lizzo‘s Barbie song ‘Pink’ has been shared.The original version opened the movie but a darker version of the song entitled ‘Bad Day’ featured during a scene when Margot Robbie‘s character is having an existential crisis.The alternate version wasn’t originally made available on the Mark Ronson curated soundtrack but it has now been shared online. You can listen to it below.‘Pink’ was described in a three star NME review of the soundtrack as “a smooth disco number from Lizzo, who is her effortlessly charismatic self.

according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.The Greta Gerwig-directed flick, which opened on July 21, made more than $200 million at the domestic box office in its first five days in theaters, according to Forbes. The film The Post called “lousy” beat out “Oppenheimer,” which debuted on the same day, for the second week in a row.