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After just three weekends in theaters, «Barbie» is set to sail past $1 billion in global ticket sales, breaking a record for female directors that was previously held by Patty Jenkins, who helmed «Wonder Woman.»
«Barbie,» which Greta Gerwig directed and co-wrote, added another $53 million from 4,178 North American locations this weekend, according to studio estimates on Sunday. The Margot Robbie-led and produced film has been comfortably seated in first place since the film’s release July 21. Warner Bros. said the film will cross $1 billion before the end of the day.
In modern box-office history, just 53 movies have made more than $1 billion, not accounting for inflation, and «Barbie» is now the biggest to be directed by one woman, supplanting «Wonder Woman’s» $821.8 million global total. Three movies that were co-directed by women are still ahead of «Barbie,» including «Frozen» ($1.3 billion) and «Frozen 2» ($1.45 billion), both co-directed by Jennifer Lee, and «Captain Marvel» ($1.
