BARBIE Passes THE DARK KNIGHT as Warner Bros. Highest-Grossing Domestic Movie; Digital Release Date Set
Barbie continues to blow up at the box office and the latest numbers show that it has surpassed The Dark Knight as Warner Bros.’ highest-grossing domestic movie release! Barbie has now grossed $537.5 million in the United States, which is incredibly impressive! The majority of moviegoers are obviously loving the movie!
In case you’re curious, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight grossed $536 million over the course of its theatrical domestic run. This actually makes Barbie the highest-grossing domestic release in Warner Bros. history, and it’s still making money!
I went to the theater this past weekend and there were still a ton of people all decked out in pink going to see Barbie. The movie definitely hit a button with audiences and they are loving it. It will be interesting to see what kind of lessons Hollywood studios take from this because you know we are going to see a wave of movies based on toys that won’t hit the mark and have the same effect that Barbie did.
Barbie just had a perfect combination of a lot of things and Greta Gerwig was able to create something fun that just weirdly works, and I mean that in a good way. Lightening struck with this movie, it’s not an easy thing to accomplish, but Gerwing, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and her team pulled it off.
The movie is on track to surpass The Super Mario Bros. Movie as the domestic highest-grossing film of the year. It became the fastest Warner Bros. movie to reach the $1 billion movie club.
The Barbie digital release date has also been set for September 5, 2023. The film is currently available to pre-order in 4K digital on Amazon Video, Google Play, iTunes, Microsoft Store, and Vudu. As of right now, no physical home release has been set for the film.
You can bet that Barbie is going to get a sequel, and the creative team involved are going to make some insanely big money when they come to the table to negotiate that deal.