‘Barbie’ Reaches Another Box Office Milestone, Becomes Highest-Grossing Film Of 2023 Domestically Topping ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’
25.08.2023 - 02:39
/ etcanada.com
Not only can “Barbie” be anything, she can do anything too, so it seems.
As of Wednesday – 34 days after the film premiered – the live-action phenomenon of Mattel’s iconic doll squashed Universal and Illumination’s April-released blockbuster, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”, at the domestic box office, becoming 2023’s top-grossing title upon completing the day with a North American total of $575.4 million.
“Super Mario Bros.” – starring Chris Pratt as Mario, Nintendo’s main hero of the Mushroom Kingdom – closed its 140-day theatrical run with $574.3 million domestically.
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However, the competition between the two films isn’t over just yet.
Worldwide, “Super Mario Bros.” is still the top earner of the year with a global total of $1.36 billion, holding the 15th spot on the list of all-time biggest earners, not adjusted for inflation.
Nonetheless, Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” – led by Margot Robbie – is expected to pass “Super Mario” by the first week of September. It’s current global total stands at $1.3 billion.
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Upon attaining that breakthrough, “Barbie” will next strive to overtake “Frozen II”‘s worldwide total of $1.43 billion and becoming the top-grossing movie of all time from a female director, whether live-action or animated. “Barbie” just recently passed the original “Frozen”, which brought in $1.28 billion globally.
Gerwig has already become the highest-grossing female director of a live-action film at the worldwide box office, plus the highest-grossing female director of all time at the domestic box office. Additionally, in