{"id":1999250,"date":"2023-08-13T10:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T14:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barbie-surpasses-500m-cementing-gerwig-as-highest-grossing-female-director\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T10:39:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T14:39:37","slug":"barbie-surpasses-500m-cementing-gerwig-as-highest-grossing-female-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barbie-surpasses-500m-cementing-gerwig-as-highest-grossing-female-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbie hits $500m, solidifying Gerwig as top female director."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbarbie-surpasses-500m-cementing-gerwig-as-highest-grossing-female-director%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1999250&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Barbie Film Breaks Records as Highest-Grossing \u200dFilm by a Female\u2063 Director<\/h2>\n<p>The Barbie \u200dfilm has \u200ctaken the world by storm, raking in \u2063an impressive $502.6 million since\u200d its release just three weeks ago. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barbie-surpasses-500m-cementing-gerwig-as-highest-grossing-female-director\/\" title=\"Barbie hits 0m, solidifying Gerwig as top female director.\">incredible\u200b achievement officially makes<\/a> it the highest-grossing film ever\u2064 directed by a woman in the domestic market.<\/p>\n<p>Greta Gerwig, the brilliant mind behind this cinematic masterpiece, has surpassed even the mighty Frozen\u200c II in the domestic \u2063box office. While the Disney sequel had a\u200c female co-director, it is\u200b the Barbie film that reigns supreme in terms of earnings within the United States. However, internationally, Frozen II still holds the crown \u200das \u2063the highest-grossing film.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-forecasted-to-take-225-255-house-seats-in-midterms\/\" title=\"GOP Forecasted to Take 225-255 House Seats in Midterms\">facing tough competition<\/a>, the Barbie film has \u2063managed to secure its place as the highest-grossing film of the year in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-james-space-jam-bombs-denied-china-opening-despite-groveling-to-communists\/\" title=\"LeBron James\u2019 \u2018Space Jam\u2019 Bombs, Denied China Opening Despite Groveling To Communists\u00a0\">domestic box office<\/a>, surpassing the\u200d Super Mario \u2063Bros. Movie by a staggering $70 \u200bmillion.<\/p>\n<h3>Kim Reynolds\u200b Shines at Iowa State Fair<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, at the Iowa State Fair, Kim \u2062Reynolds, the\u2062 film&#8217;s leading lady, has been making waves with her captivating interviews and intriguing silence on endorsements. The fairgrounds have\u200b been abuzz with \u2064excitement as Reynolds flexes her political muscle.<\/p>\n<p>During its third week in theaters, the Barbie\u200b film continued to dominate, earning an\u2063 impressive $40\u2063 million. Its\u200d opening \u2062weekend was\u2063 a smashing \u200bsuccess, breaking \u200crecords\u200c for\u2062 domestic box\u200b office sales. The\u200c film&#8217;s release in Japan\u2062 is still pending,\u2063 and experts predict that it will only add to its already \u2064impressive financial achievements. With over\u200c $1 billion in domestic earnings, \u200cthe Barbie film has become a \u200ctrue box\u200d office sensation.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/limousine-liberal-klobuchar-spent-6k-on-beverly-hilton-stay-limo-service-for-hollywood-fundraiser\/\" title=\"Limousine Liberal? Klobuchar Spent K on Beverly Hilton Stay, Limo Service for Hollywood Fundraiser\">star-studded cast<\/a>, including Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and \u2062Will Ferrell, has brought these \u2063beloved\u200b characters to life. Robbie, who portrays the iconic Barbie, not only acted in the film \u200bbut also took on the \u200drole of producer.\u2064 It was her vision that led\u200d her to seek out the talented Greta Gerwig to write \u2063and direct this extraordinary film.<\/p>\n<p>However, not all countries have embraced \u2062the Barbie film with open arms. Vietnam banned the movie, and China came \u200dclose to following suit\u200c due to \u200ba controversial map depiction. The scene in question\u200b appeared \u200dto\u2062 show \u2062the &#8220;nine-dash line,&#8221; a \u2063cartographic\u2064 feature\u2064 used by Beijing to assert its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-says-it-warned-away-u-s-warship-in-south-china-sea-u-s-denies\/\" title=\"China Says It Warned Away U.S. Warship in South China Sea, U.S. Denies\">unlawful territorial claims<\/a> over the South China Sea. As a result, the\u200c film\u200d faced challenges in China, ranking sixth in opening-day ticket sales.<\/p>\n<p>Even conservative talk show host Ben\u2063 Shapiro couldn&#8217;t resist sharing \u200bhis thoughts on the film. He \u200dissued a\u2063 scathing review, criticizing its attacks on\u2063 the patriarchy and dismissing it as being \u2064too &#8220;woke.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As predicted, ain&#8217;t no Barbie\u200b money in China,&#8221; Shapiro\u2064 posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, after\u200b the film&#8217;s opening weekend.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on The\u200b View, \u2063Gerwig revealed that she never\u200b played with Barbie dolls as a child. Her mother considered them a &#8220;forbidden fruit.&#8221; However, the film&#8217;s popularity has\u2064 sparked a wave of \u2062new toys \u2064and \u200baccessories inspired by its characters.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s \u2062worth noting that only\u200d three out of the \u200d53 films\u2062 in history to \u200csurpass $1 billion in international\u200c sales have been directed by women. The Barbie film\u2063 now proudly joins this exclusive club, solidifying \u2062its place in cinematic history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE TO\u200d READ MORE FROM \u200cTHE WASHINGTON \u200dEXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Barbie film, directed by a woman, has earned $502.6 million in just three weeks, making it the top-grossing film by a female director in the country. Surpassing Frozen II, which had a female co-director, Greta Gerwig&#8217;s creation takes the lead domestically. However, internationally, the highest-grossing film remains the Super Mario Bros. 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