‘Barbie’ paid for itself in the first weekend
Barbiein Greta Gerwig, became the best debut film directed by a woman in the United States. The feature film, which cost US$ 145 million to make, already grossed around US$ 155 million, R$ 740 million, just on the weekend of its release in the country (via Variety). In Brazil, Barbie earned the equivalent of R$ 76 million (via Folha de S.Paulo).
gerwig debunked captain marvelco-directed by Anna Boden It is Ryan Fleckwith revenues of US$ 153 million in 2019. Wonder Womanwith the direction of Patty Jenkinsalso fell behind with its 2017 $103 million. Barbie it turned out even better than Super Mario Bros. The filmwhich earned $146 million in its opening weekend in the United States in 2023.
For those who thought that the release of two films — under high public expectations — on the same day could be a problem, the duo “Barbenheimer” took several people to the cinemas to watch the two cinematographic works on the same day. Oppenheimer grossed $80.5 million this weekend.
Source: Rollingstone
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