‘Barbie’ on track for billion-dollar milestone with another #1 weekend

As Barbie becomes the highest grossing film of 2023 today at the domestic box office with north of $574.2M, Warner Bros and Imax have announced that the Greta Gerwig-directed movie is getting a one week release on Sept. 22 in Imax both in North American and selection locations around the world.

Brent Lang Executive Editor “Barbie” continues to shatter records nearly a month after the Malibu icon first graced the big screen. The Greta Gerwig comedy has earned $1.18 billion at the worldwide box office and now ranks as the second highest-grossing release in the history of Warner Bros. Internationally, the film earned $45.1 million from 75 markets to bring its foreign gross to a sizzling $657.6 million.

“Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot didn’t need the lasso of truth when advised that she was considered for the plum role of “Barbie” in that film you’ve all seen.

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Barbie is the latest movie to pull off a very impressive feat – netting $1 billion at the global box office – and it is one of the fasted movies to hit the goal.

Barbie at the global box office. That's a whole lotta dream houses. , starring and , previously became the biggest blockbuster of the summer on Wednesday, when it surpassed 's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Sequin- and self-actualization sprinkled congratulations are in order for Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie and all the dolls and guys as the phenomenon that is Barbie has now crossed $1B global in just its third weekend. We said yesterday it was on the cusp, and now here’s the pudding.

Barbie is a billionaire!

Ryan Gosling surprised Barbie director Greta Gerwig yesterday (August 4) with a flash mob to celebrate her 40th birthday.A video was posted of the flash mob to Barbie‘s official social media channels. Gerwig was in a pilates class when a group of dancers arrived and performed a routine set to Gosling’s song from the movie, ‘I’m Just Ken’.Gerwig is seen tearing up as the dancers perform before hugging them after the dance ends.“As Kens know…. Sometimes the only way to express your feelings is through song & dance,” was the accompanying caption on the video.

Billie Eilish headlined Lollapalooza in Chicago last night (August 3) – watch her give Barbie track ‘What Was I Made For?’ its live debut.The singer recently shared the Finneas-produced melancholic piano-led ballad for the blockbuster film’s accompanying album, appearing alongside Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, Sam Smith and more.At Lollapalooza on Thursday, the track got its live debut during a headline set featuring songs from across Eilish’s catalogue.See footage of the live debut of ‘What Was I Made For?’ and her full Lollapalooza setlist below.The lovely @billieeilish singing ‘What Was I Made For’ tonight, closing out @lollapalooza pic.twitter.com/gVAij301BU— NME (@NME) August 4, 2023‘Bury A Friend’‘I Didn’t Change My Number’‘NDA’‘Therefore I Am’‘My Strange Addiction’‘idontwannabeyouanymore’‘Lovely’‘You Should See Me In A Crown’‘GOLDWING’‘What Was I Made For?’‘Oxytocin’‘ilomilo’‘I Love You’‘Your Power’‘TV’‘Bellyache’‘Ocean Eyes‘Lost Cause’‘Never Felt So Alone’ (Labrinth cover)‘When The Party’s Over’‘All The Good Girls Go To Hell’‘Everything I Wanted’‘Bad Guy’‘Happier Than Ever’In a pioneering move, Eilish’s Lollapalooza set was partially solar-powered by intelligent, zero-emission battery systems.The pop singer shared that the climate-friendly performance is part of the Music Decarbonization Project co-founded by Eilish herself in partnership with the environmental non-profit REVERB.According to a press release, the zero-emissions battery systems that will power her set will be supplied and managed by Overdrive Energy Solutions and will be charged via a temporary onsite “solar farm”.The use of these battery systems will serve as a powerful demonstration of clean energy technologies that can drastically reduce live music’s

Thania Garcia NewJeans’s latest release, the six-song EP “Get Up,” becomes the Korean all-female group’s first No. 1 and first-ever entry on the albums chart with the equivalent of 126,500 albums sold in the United States. With 500 more units, the soundtrack to Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” blockbuster would’ve logged a tie for the top slot.

There’s no stopping Warner Bros. Barbie as sources tell us the Greta Gerwig movie has a shot at hitting the billion mark this Sunday worldwide, if not Monday. Stateside she’s eyeing a third weekend around $55M, -41%, give or take, and she’ll cross the $400M stateside mark by Thursday, her 15th day of release.

Barbie’s Dreamhouse — now you can have Barbie’s dream coffin.If you, like Barbie, ever think about dying, your existential crisis can now be Barbie-themed.Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie has inspired a cultural and fashion trend dubbed “Barbiecore,” reportedly contributing to a pink paint shortage — and now even funeral homes are jumping on the trend.Funeral homes are offering hot pink Barbie-themed coffins for fans who hope to take their love for the Mattel doll to the grave, according to Jam Press.“This coffin, with its striking bright pink color, represents the spark and energy of those unforgettable moments they lived,” a promotional clip for the vibrant casket says. “It is a reminder that our stories deserve to be remembered and celebrated with color and vibrancy.

Deadline Thursday by CESD Talent Agency, which he co-founded in 1963.The singer-turned-businessman died on July 15 at his home in West Hollywood. No other details were provided.The founder was “among the great innovators and gentlemen of the talent representation business,” CESD partners Ken Slevin and Paul Doherty said in a statement.

Jamie Lynn Spears, who played Zoey in the hugely popular Nickelodeon dramedy “Zoey 101” (2005-2008), headlines “Zoey 102,” a one-off Paramount+ movie (paramountplus.qflm.net/9WG5D0) reuniting many of the series original stars including Sean Flynn (Chase Matthews), Christopher Massey (Michael Barret), Matthew Underwood (Logan Reese) and Erin Sanders (Quinn Pensky). “This [movie] would not have existed without her,” “Zoey 102” director Nancy Hower told The Post about Spears.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Unless you’ve been trapped in a plastic toy box, there’s no escaping the Barbie-core movement that’s sweeping the globe — and potentially contributing a nationwide shortage of the color pink. The marketing department at Warner Bros. has been working in overdrive to entice the masses for Greta Gerwig’s cotton candy-colored fantasy “Barbie,” which has been all but inescapable this summer. A key factor has been a dizzying array of partnerships with products that range from a bright fuchsia Xbox (for STEM Barbie) to this $1,350 Balmain cropped hoodie (for Disposable Income Barbie). And that’s only scratching the surface of the brands that helped propel the movie to cultural touchstone status before arriving in theaters on July 21. In Malibu, there’s a real-life Barbie Dreamhouse that’s bookable through Airbnb. There’s also a themed boat cruise that’s setting sail in the Boston area.

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“Barbie” is shaping up to be the biggest movie of 2023.

“Barbie” is shaping up to be the biggest movie of 2023.

shocking price tags, but this was the most expensive one ever sold — auctioned off at Christie’s in Manhattan for $302,500.The bedazzled doll — designed by Australian jeweler Stefano Canturi — features a necklace with a 1-carat pink diamond in the center along and a sparkling diamond ring. All proceeds from the 2010 sale went to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.“It’s a joy for us to have sold the most expensive Barbie ever,” the President of Christie’s Americas, Bonnie Brennan, told The Post.