Barbie has bested the Bat!
As Greta Gerwig's colourful comedy continues to dominate the box office, the critically-acclaimed blockbuster has officially become Warner Bros.' highest-grossing movie of all time domestically (adjusted for inflation).
Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight has managed to hold this spot for a very long time, but after taking in $6.1 million on Tuesday for a domestic total of $537.4 million, the Margot Robbie-starrer shot passed the DC Comics sequel, which finished its theatrical run at $536 million back in 2008.
This is just the latest box office milestone for the iconic fashion doll's big-screen debut, which has also reached the $1.2 billion mark worldwide to become the second-biggest WB release in history behind the final Harry Potter film.
Among other records shattered: Gerwig now ranks as the highest-grossing female director of all time domestically — solo or otherwise — after passing Frozen II, and the highest-grossing female director of a live-action movie at the worldwide box office after topping Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel.
Barbie is expected to face some competition from DC's Blue Beetle this weekend, although we can't see it slipping down the BO charts too much just yet.
From Oscar-nominated writer/director Greta Gerwig (Little Women, Lady Bird) comes Barbie, which also stars America Ferrera (End of Watch, the How to Train Your Dragon films), Kate McKinnon (Bombshell, Yesterday), Issa Rae (The Photograph, Insecure), Rhea Perlman (I’ll See You in My Dreams, Matilda), and Will Ferrell (the Anchorman films, Talladega Nights), and more.
Gerwig directs from a screenplay she penned alongside Oscar nominee Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story, The Squid and the Whale), based on the iconic fashion dolls by Mattel.
The film’s producers are Oscar nominee David Heyman (Marriage Story, Gravity), Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, with Gerwig, Baumbach, Ynon Kreiz, Richard Dickson, Michael Sharp, Josey McNamara, Courtenay Valenti, Toby Emmerich and Cate Adams serving as executive producers.