Since its release on July 21, Greta Gerwig's recent directorial venture Barbie has been setting the cash registers ringing all around the globe. With an unprecedented theatrical run, the film has crossed the $1 billion mark at the box office. And this achievement has put Greta on the list of billion-reaping filmmakers at the box office and the only female filmmaker to accomplish this feat.
Within two weeks after the theatrical release, the film made a whopping feat of $1.031 billion. In the Indian box office, the film is still going big along with Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and Karan Johar's directorial Rocky aur Rani kii Prem Kahani.
Barbie is inspired by the Mattel doll of the same and follows the stereotypical Barbie living in the Barbieland that is matriarchal. As she visits the real world following an existential crisis, she is horrified by the patriarchy present among humans. The film stars Ryan Gosling as Ken.
The film features an ensemble cast, including Kate McKinnon, Simu Liu, Issa Rae, Alexandra Shipp, America Ferrera, Michael Cera, Emma Mackey, Hari Nef, Scott Evans, Ncuti Gatwa, Will Ferrell, Dua Lipa, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Connor Swindells, Ariana Greenblatt, Emerald Fennell, Sharon Rooney, Nicola Coughlan, Ritu Arya, Ana Cruz Kaye, and Jamie Demetriou.
Greta co-wrote the film along with Noah Baumbach. The music for Barbie is composed by Alexandre Desplat, who earlier collaborated with the director in the 2019 film Little Women.
