Barbie’s $155m opening breaks American record for a female director (2024)

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Greta Gerwig's Barbie

'Barbie' Box Office: Greta Gerwig Becomes Highest-Grossing Female Director of All Time Domestically, Beating 'Frozen II' That's not all — Gerwig is also celebrating becoming the highest-grossing female director of a live-action movie at the worldwide box office as 'Barbie' passes up 'Captain Marvel. '

Greta Gerwig cemented box office history as her cotton candy-colored blockbuster “Barbie” scored a massive $155 million in its opening weekend, marking the biggest debut ever for a film directed by a woman.

Greta Gerwig's “Barbie” wasn't just the year's biggest box office winner. It also made history as the highest-grossing movie directed by a woman.

Greta is worth an estimated $12 million in 2023, according to reports. Her earnings for Barbie are undisclosed, though the film's leads Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling earned a reported $12.5 million each to portray the iconic dolls.

Biggest domestic release from a female director

While “Frozen II” still holds the global record for a female-directed movie, “Barbie” is officially the highest-grossing domestic film by a female director ($620.7 million), according to Warner Bros.

Barbie, formally known as “Barbara Millicent Roberts,” was born in 1959, which would technically make her 65 years old — except for the small fact that she was born as a 19-year-old. Yep, that's right: The first ever Barbie was officially 19 years old, which would make her age closer to 84 years old.

“Pregnant Barbie” is actually Margaret Hadley Sherwood, or Midge, as her friends call her. Midge was created to be a less glam, more relatable Barbie, per Buzzfeed News. The doll was launched in 1963 as Barbie's bestie. She had freckles and red hair, and she wore less makeup than Barbie did.

Anne Hathaway has nothing but love for Barbie, even though she's not in it!

Barbie is named after creator Ruth Handler's own daughter Barbara (Ken — whose last name is apparently Carson — is named after her son). She doesn't look a day over 25. Barbie's birthday is March 9, 1959. Handler debuted Barbie at the American International Toy Fair in New York in 1959.

How much did Ryan Gosling pay for Barbie? ›

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling were both reportedly paid $12.5 million for their roles in Barbie. With the strong feminist themes displayed throughout the film, they were rightly paid the same amount for their work.

According to a report in Variety in 2022, Robbie's salary for 'Barbie,' which is to be released in the United States on 21 July, is $12.5 million. It's a pay packet that is thought to have made her 2022′s highest-paid female actor.

Schumer was originally cast as Barbie in 2016 but a year later she announced she was leaving the project, citing "scheduling conflicts." She explained the situation further during her chat with Cohen, admitting she actually left for a different reason. "I think we said it was scheduling conflicts," she revealed.

The fastest time to dress a Barbie doll is 28.87 seconds and was achieved by Catherine Lomas (UK) at Butlins, Skegness, UK, on 30 October 2010.

As of July 2023, the Stefanie Canturi Barbie was the most expensive Barbie ever sold, having reached an auction price of more than 300 thousand U.S. dollars in 2010. The price was also pushed up by the doll's diamond necklace.

The movie theater audience of summer blockbuster "Barbie" was mostly female, with a share of 66.2 percent of moviegoers, while more than 70 percent of "Oppenheimer" audience was male.

Ryan Gosling Was Reportedly Paid $12.5 Million For Barbie

This shows that his performance was valued highly by being paid the same as Robbie despite not playing the title character. It was later revealed that Margot Robbie's Barbie salary was actually a lot higher, though, as she received bonuses of over $50 million.