Barbie has officially become the year’s biggest box office hit, after the doll’s big-screen earnings overtook the Super Mario Bros Movie’s total.
The Barbie movie, which sees Margot Robbie’s titular toy swap her pink fantasy home for the real world, has now made $1.38bn (£1.1bn) globally.
That has taken it past the $1.36bn taken by the Super Mario Bros Movie.
Barbie has also helped the US summer box office reach the $4bn (£3.2bn) mark for the first time since the pandemic.
Analysts did not expect cinemas to reach that milestone, but the success of Barbenheimer - Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which were released on the same day in July - propelled takings past last year’s total of $3.4bn (£2.7bn).
Industry experts also predicted that the Super Mario Bros Movie would be the biggest film of 2023. But Barbie, directed by Greta Gerwig, has proved them wrong on that front too.
The biggest films of 2023 so far
1. Barbie - $1.38bn
2. The Super Mario Bros Movie - $1.36bn
3. Oppenheimer - $853m
4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 - $846m
5. Fast X - $705m
I’d love it if the Super Mario Bros Movie was actually about jumping on turtles. But it’s really just about brand recognition and easter eggs. It felt like everything was just there to be there and be seen. Not because it served the story.
Except Bowser and his song. That’s oscar worthy.
I’m sorry I’m leaving my first ever third reply to I think any comment on the internet, but now I’m going to watch this movie because I just watched “peaches”
I won’t spoil the plot for you, but let’s just say I really couldn’t even if I tried.
No further convincing needed. My friends told me Jack Black was in it, but they neglected to mention a feature song? Yeah, I’ll watch 90 other minutes of innanity in order to get some Jack Black. Guys. GUYS
Bullshit.
The Super Mario Bros Super Show theme needed to be heard by the world.
Jack Black sings? Welp, I’ll watch that part of the movie a little sooner than I was planning to.
He certainly does.
And here’s a music video that isn’t from the movie and honestly 1000x better.
Oh yes my friend, I have now already watched every single pages version available on YouTube and I’m trolling the Vimeo and alt sector for other videos hahaha.
Absolutely amazing!
It was. And yet I still liked it a lot
Instead of a decade from now, I’m currently looking for that song hahha