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Barbie hits $1bn at box office as female director Greta Gerwig breaks another record

Greta Gerwig has broken yet another record as her hit movie Barbie makes a staggering $1 billion at the global box office in what has been described as a ‘watershed moment’

Just the other week we reported that directing sensation Greta Gerwig had broken a brilliant record in the world of film, and now she’s only gone and done it again in what has been described as a “watershed moment”.

After the first weekend of Barbie the Movie being shown in cinemas around the world Greta’s film had made $155 million (£120million) at the US box office, which in turn broke the record for the biggest debut ever for a movie directed by a woman. And not only had it made a staggering amount in America in the first few days, but Barbie made an estimated $182 million (£140million) at the international box office.

But now, after 17 days of it being shown in cinemas Barbie the Movie has hit the billion-dollar mark, according to Warner Bros. As this weekend comes to a close, the flick has made an eye-watering $1.03bn (£808m) in ticket sales at the global box office. And this means that Greta has become the first ever woman to reach the milestone as a solo director, with the triumph described as a total “watershed moment”.

The triumphant announcement was made today by Jeff Goldstein, the President of Domestic Distribution, and Andrew Cripps, the President of International Distribution, for Warner Bros. Pictures. In their statement, the presidents said: “As distribution chiefs, we’re not often rendered speechless by a film’s performance, but Barbillion has blown even our most optimistic predictions out of the water.”

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