‘Barbie' earns $1BN globally: Greta Gerwig is 1st women director to enter Hollywood's billionaire club

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling starrer ‘Barbie’ continues to break records at the box office. The fantasy comedy has crossed the $1 billion mark globally, making director Greta Gerwig the first-ever solo female filmmaker with a billion-dollar film.

‘Barbie’ earned $459 million in the domestic market of North America and $572 million internationally.

The only other film that has achieved this coveted feat this year is ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’.

The other four films, which have entered the billion-dollar club since Covid-19, are Tom Holland's ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, Tom Cruise's action drama ‘Top Gun Maverick’, Colin Trevorrow's science fiction action film ‘Jurassic World Dominion’, and James Cameron's ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’.

‘Barbie’ is the 53rd film overall to earn $1 billion at the global box office. Besides Margot and Ryan, the movie also stars Issa Rae, America Ferrera, Dua Lipa, Simu Liu, Michael Cera, Helen Mirren, John Cena, and Will Ferrell in prominent roles.

‘Barbie’ clashed at the box office with Christopher Nolan's biographical drama ‘Oppenheimer’ on July 21.

‘Oppenheimer’ has surpassed the $500 million mark globally, setting the box office record for highest grossing film set during World War II.