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‘Barbie’ joins $1 billion club, breaks another record for female directors

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“Barbie” added another $53 million from 4,178 North American locations this weekend, according to studio estimates on Sunday.

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  1. FOX 35 Orlando

    'Barbie' to hit $1 billion in ticket sales, breaking record for female directors (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    In modern box office history, just 53 movies have made over $1 billion -- and “Barbie" is now the biggest to be directed by one woman, Greta Gerwig.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    ‘Barbie' to top $1 billion at the global box office Sunday (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Warner Bros. Discovery and Mattel’s “Barbie” is set to top $1 billion at the global box office Sunday, marking the first time a solo female director has acheived this benchmark.

  3. The Daily Nonpareil

    ‘Barbie’ joins $1 billion club, breaks another record for female directors (opens The Daily Nonpareil)

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    The Daily Nonpareil's feed description

    “Barbie” added another $53 million from 4,178 North American locations this weekend, according to studio estimates on Sunday.

  4. ABC 10 Sacramento

    ‘Barbie’ joins $1 billion club as 'Meg 2' takes a bite out of the box office (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description

    New competition came this weekend in the form of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” and “Meg 2: The Trench,” which landed second place.

  5. ABC 11 Raleigh

    'Barbie' makes history with $1 billion at the box office (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Billion-dollar Barbie! The blockbuster film has raked in an astounding $1.03 billion at the global box office, according to official Warner Bros. estimates.

  6. Avclub

    Barbie crosses $1 billion worldwide, as Meg 2 makes a strong debut (opens Avclub)

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    Avclub's feed description

    Barbenheimer is dead, long live Barbeg: The Trench

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    ‘Barbie’ joins $1B club, breaks record for female directors (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Greta Gerwig should be feeling closer to fine these days. In just three weeks in theaters, “Barbie” is set to sail past $1 billion in global ticket sales, breaking a record for female directors that was previously held by Patty Jenkins, who helmed “Wonder Woman.”

  8. CBS News

    "Barbie" global ticket sales reach $1 billion in historic first for women directors (opens CBS News)

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    Greta Gerwig is now the first woman in Hollywood history to hold the sole directing credit on a billion-dollar film.

  9. Los Angeles Times

    'Barbie' reaches $1 billion and defeats another box-office challenger: 'Meg 2: The Trench' (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Paramount's 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' and Warner Bros.' 'Meg 2: The Trench' were no match for 'Barbie' at the box office.

  10. Gizmodo

    Barbie Is Now a $1 Billion Hit (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Greta Gerwig's clever Mattel toy adaptation starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling continues to rake it in at the box office.

  11. Forbes

    ‘Barbie’ Tops $1 Billion At Global Box Office (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Barbie has grossed $459 million at the domestic box office in its first two weeks in theaters.

  12. CBS News

    'Barbie' movie makes history with $1B at the box office (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    According to Dergarabedian, only about 50 films in history, unadjusted for inflation, have hit the billion-dollar mark, and now "Barbie" is one of them!

  13. Deutsche Welle

    'Barbie' movie tops $1 billion in box office ticket sales – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The film set a record for Greta Gerwig, making her the first solo female director to pass the billion-dollar benchmark. The film's distributors said it exceeded their "most optimistic predictions."

  14. Wall Street Journal

    ‘Barbie’ Surpasses $1 Billion at the Box Office (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    “Barbie” is now the fourth U.S. motion picture directed or co-directed by a woman to cross the billion-dollar mark.

  15. New York Post

    ‘Barbie’ hits $1 billion in global ticket sales as director Greta Gerwig makes history (opens New York Post)

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    In modern box office history, just 53 movies have made over $1 billion, not accounting for inflation, and “Barbie” is now the biggest to be directed by one woman, supplanting “Wonder Woman’s” $821.…

  16. New York Times

    ‘Barbie’ Reaches $1 Billion at the Box Office, Studio Says (opens New York Times)

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    No movie in Warner Bros. history has sold so many tickets so fast, the studio said of the movie directed by Greta Gerwig.

  17. Bangor Daily News

    'Barbie' joins $1 billion club breaking another record for female directors (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Just 53 movies have made over $1 billion and "Barbie" is now the biggest to be directed by one woman.

  18. Variety

    ‘Barbie’ Surpasses $1 Billion Globally After 17 Days of Release (opens Variety)

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    “Barbie” is saying “hiya” to the billion-dollar club. Greta Gerwig’s pink-coated fantasy comedy on Sunday will surpass $1 billion at the global box office, including $…

  19. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Warner Bros movie 'Barbie' ticket sales top $1 billion (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    NEW YORK -- The blockbuster film "Barbie" has topped $1 billion in box office ticket sales worldwide since its July 21 debut, Warner Bros. Pictures, a unit of Warner Bros.

  20. NBC News

    'Barbie' joins $1 billion club, breaks record for pic helmed by female director (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    In modern box office history, just 53 movies have made over $1 billion, not accounting for inflation, and “Barbie” is now the biggest to be directed by one woman, supplanting “Wonder Woman’s” $821.8 million global total.

  21. Glamour

    This Barbie Has Made $1 Billion at the Box Office (opens Glamour)

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    Glamour's feed description

    "Barbie" has officially surpassed the $1 billion mark at the global box office, just as Margot Robbie predicted it would.

  22. France 24

    Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' breaks record for women directors as ticket sales top $1 billion (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Greta Gerwig should be feeling closer to fine these days. In just three weeks in theaters, “Barbie” is set to sail past $1 billion in global ticket sales, breaking a record for female directors that…

  23. Digital Journal

    Sublime! 'Barbie' tops $1bn globally in first for solo woman director (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Hollywood's pink wave has yet to crest as Warner Bros.' "Barbie" dominated for a third straight weekend in North American theaters.

  24. Times Of San Diego

    Billion-Dollar 'Barbie': Movie Ticket Sales Cross Major Global Milestone (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Times Of San Diego's feed description

    The blockbuster film "Barbie" has topped $1 billion in box office ticket sales worldwide since its July 21 debut, Warner Bros. Pictures, a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery, announced on Sunday.

  25. Fox2 Detroit

    'Barbie' hits $1 billion in ticket sales, breaking record for female directors (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    In modern box office history, just 53 movies have made over $1 billion -- and “Barbie" is now the biggest to be directed by one woman, Greta Gerwig.

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