“Barbie”, despite losing the weekend box office, is poised to set a major milestone on Monday. The movie is set to become the highest-grossing global release in Warner Bros. history, surpassing “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”.
The film has already accumulated $1.34 billion worldwide, and is likely to soon overtake “The Super Mario Brothers Movie” to become the top-grossing film of the year at the global box office.
However, “Barbie” was recently unseated from the top spot at the box office by the new film “Gran Turismo”, which garnered about $200,000 more.
The final numbers confirming these milestones are expected to be released later on Monday. Notwithstanding its weekend box office performance, the film’s impressive global earnings underscore its widespread appeal and the enduring popularity of the Barbie brand. It also reflects a growing trend of successful adaptations of popular toys and games into blockbuster movies.