Greta Gerwig’s Barbie set multiple records with its spectacular $155m North American box office debut, among them the highest opening weekend for a film directed by a woman.
The Warner Bros tentpole overtook the previous mark set by Captain Marvel in 2019. Anna Boden co-directed that film (with Ryan Fleck) and it opened to $153.4m.
Barbie also beat by some margin the $103.3m opening weekend of 2017 tentpole Wonder Woman directed by Patty Jenkins.
Warner Bros’ new hit has already become the highest grossing release of Gerwig’s directorial career. 2019 literary adaptation Little Women finished on $108.1m, while 2017’s Lady Bird grossed $48.9m.
Gerwig will remain in the big league and has been hired by Netflix to direct at least two features from C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles Of Narnia fantasy book series.
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