Barbie, from the box office to the music charts. All the records of the film by Greta Gerwig

In addition to having dyed the world pink, Barbie by Greta Gerwig also created some new words. “Barbillion” (a union of “Barbie” and “billion”), coined in recent days when the film reached one billion dollars in collections at the global box office (record achieved in 17 days), is depopulated in the US media. Extraordinary the second weekend that made jump Barbie in front of even Top Gun: Maverick (among the films that have grossed the most in 2022). Better, in recent history, they have only done Star Wars: The Force Awakens And Avengers: Endgame

Barbie surpasses one billion at the global box office

The receipts of Barbie made Greta Gerwig the first female director to single-handedly direct a film that earned a billion dollars. Only the other female directors they co-directed did better frozen (1.3 billion), frozen 2 (1.45 billion) e Captain Marvel (1.1 billion)

Ryan Gosling, the flash mob for the birthday of the director of Barbie

The first records for Barbie they have already arrived three days after its release. Referring to the North American box office, the title was the best grosser of 2023, the best ever for a female director and for the two leads, Gosling and Robbie, as well as the best ever for a film that is not a sequel , a remake or a superhero movie. In three weeks, in North America it surpassed the figures of successful films such as those of the Harry Potter saga

After a warm first weekend, Barbie it also conquered the Chinese box office which represents the second largest market in the world. Positive reviews and word of mouth laid the foundations for an excellent second weekend in Asia which confirmed the global reach of the cinematic phenomenon

Barbie managed to get approval for theatrical release in the United Arab Emirates where it could arrive in August. The evaluations concerned the presence in the cast of a transgender actress and various issues regarding homosexuality. Other films have failed to achieve the same, including these Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Barbie film banned in Vietnam due to a Chinese map

In Italy Barbie grossed more than Spider-Man: No Way Homesecond highest grossing since the reopenings of 2021. With its five and a half million spectators, Gerwig’s film reaches us the second best result ever for the month of July since 1995. The best July ever for Italian cinemas was that of 2011

Barbie, the votes for the looks of the film premiere in Milan

The soundtrack of the film Barbie, which counts names of weight, from Dua Lipa to Lizzo, to Billie Eilish, debuted directly in second position in the Billboard 200 album chart. Already at the end of July in the UK Top 5 there were three singles from the album. In addition, out of this season’s top forty songs, also in the UK charts, no less than six tracks belonged to Barbie

Barbie, also on the soundtrack Dua Lipa, Lizzo and Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling has also developed his own personal best with regard to the soundtrack of Barbie. The ballad I’m Just Kenwritten and produced by Mark Ronson and sung by the actor of Drivedebuted on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number eighty-seven

Ryan Gosling (Ken in the film) with Barbie has achieved a new form of popularity. Gerwig’s title is currently the most watched ever in his filmography. At the box office it surpassed attendance by La La Land (2016), a title that earned him a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination

Even Google has decided to ride the pink and glittery wave of Barbie paying homage to the success of Gerwig’s film with a themed animation that appears automatically with every search for the title. In addition to the pink background, cartoon fireworks start on the screen. Seeing is believing

The commercial repercussions beyond the strictly cinematographic sector of the film are countless Barbie. The film has triggered a real “Barbiemania” which is reflected in the world of culture and fashion. For example, the Birkenstock sandals that feature in a cult scene from the film saw a dramatic increase in online searches and purchases shortly after the title’s debut

Barbie, searches for Birkenstock sandals increased by +110% with the release of the film

Also the curiosities related to the film Barbie they are record-breaking. Before the debut of the film, the news disclosed by the production itself caused a sensation of the exhaustion of pink paint in the world due to the needs of the set. Tons and tons of pink and fuchsia paint were needed to paint the Barbieland settings pink

Barbie, the world is left without pink paint because of the film