C'mon Barbie, let's go party.
After an incredibly successful run in theaters, Greta Gerwig's critically-acclaimed comedy/satire has officially become Warner Bros.' highest-grossing movie of all time worldwide, with a $1.34 billion global cume.
Though it hasn't caught up (and likely won't before it debuts on streaming services) to the all-time gross heavy hitters such as Avengers: Endgame and the Avatar movies, it has shot past the likes of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Aquaman, and Joker.
The studio has yet to officially announce a sequel, but with these numbers, you have to believe it's only a matter of time. Mattel is definitely interested in more adventures in Barbieland, and although Gerwig hasn't seemed quite as enthusiastic in recent interviews, with the right story, she may be convinced to return to the director's chair.
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.