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With $162 million in ticket sales from North American theaters, according to studio totals Monday, B次元官网网址淏arbieB次元官网网址� catapulted past both B次元官网网址淐aptain Marvel,B次元官网网址� which was co-directed by Anna Boden and opened to $153.4 million in 2019, and B次元官网网址淲onder Woman,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� 2017 film that debuted to $103.3 million. Boasting a reported price tag of $145 million, B次元官网网址淏arbieB次元官网网址� also cost less to produce than B次元官网网址淐aptain MarvelB次元官网网址� ($152 million) and B次元官网网址淲onder WomanB次元官网网址� ($200 million).
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B次元官网网址淏arbieB次元官网网址檚B次元官网网址� debut, $7 million higher than estimated on Sunday, is also significant because its audience was 65% women B次元官网网址� not a surprise in and of itself, but as far as box office history is concerned, movies that open over $100 million often have a majority male audience (including both B次元官网网址淐aptain MarvelB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淲onder WomanB次元官网网址�). This, many have noted, is perhaps less a rule and more of a lack of big films that have been made and promoted with a blockbuster female audience in minds.
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B次元官网网址淏arbieB次元官网网址� which is intended to be the first of many Mattel-inspired spinoffs. And in just one weekend itB次元官网网址檚 already surpassed the domestic grosses her last two films, which earned $108.1 million and B次元官网网址淟ady Bird,B次元官网网址� with $49 million. In 2018, Gerwig also made history by becoming the fifth woman to be nominated for the best director Oscar (for B次元官网网址淟ady BirdB次元官网网址� ). As of 2023, there have now been seven women nominated for best director, and some are already predicting that Gerwig will notch another nod for next yearB次元官网网址檚 ceremony.
B次元官网网址淏arbieB次元官网网址� and GerwigB次元官网网址檚 success was celebrated widely online with many in Hollywood pausing to reflect on the moment. Reese Witherspoon posted B次元官网网址渨ay to go, GG!B次元官网网址� on Instagram, while director Ry Russo-Young wrote that B次元官网网址淏次元官网网址橞arbieB次元官网网址� and its success looms as a beacon of hopeB次元官网网址� amid the strikes and widely shut-down productions.
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Filmmaker Nancy Meyers also celebrated the B次元官网网址渢riumphB次元官网网址� on Instagram, but bristled at the focus on the glass ceiling aspect asking if B次元官网网址淐hristopher Nolan has ever once in his life been referred to as a male director.B次元官网网址� Meyers and Nolan are among only a handful of writer-directors who have had two or more of their original films gross over $100 million domestically.
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Now itB次元官网网址檚 a question of how high B次元官网网址淏arbieB次元官网网址� can go and if it can outgross other top films directed by women. In North America, to get the No. 1 spot, B次元官网网址淏arbieB次元官网网址� will have to earn more than B次元官网网址淔rozen II,B次元官网网址� co-directed by Jennifer Lee, which tallied out with $477.4 million. B次元官网网址淐aptain MarvelB次元官网网址� is in second place with $426.8 million.
With and audience scores in its arsenal, word-of-mouth enthusiasm and watercooler buzz, as well as no direct new competition on the calendar, itB次元官网网址檚 likely that B次元官网网址淏arbieB次元官网网址� will have B次元官网网址渓ong legs,B次元官网网址� a common phrase in the exhibition business that means a movie will continue selling significant numbers of tickets far past its opening weekend.
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