The monster that is BARBIE continues to dominate in its fourth week, taking $30 million from 4,178 theatres for Warner Bros. To date it has grossed $522 million domestically and $1.13 billion globally, proudly displaying its accomplishment as the highest ever grossing film by a female Filmmaker. Way to go, Greta Gerwig!
Second goes to OPPENHEIMER with $16.8 million from 3,761 theatres for Universal Pictures, taking it to $262.2 million.
Third is TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM, with $14.1 million from 3,950 theatres for Paramount Pictures, a total $71.2 million grossed in North America.
THE MEG 2 is fourth with $12 million from 3,604 theatres, a total $53.5 million for Warner Bros. over two weekends.
THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER debuts in fifth with $6.5 million from 2,715 theatres for Universal Pictures, getting 45% on the Tomatometer.
BARBIE continues to post staggering numbers in its second weekend out, with $94 million from 4,337 theatres, already reaching $350 million for Warner Bros.
OPPENHEIMER is set to close its second weekend with $46 million, a tally of $173 million for Universal Pictures.
Third is 20th Century Studios‘ HAUNTED MANSION landing in third with a solid $25 million from 3,740 theatres. It gets 42% on the Tomatometer.
In fourth is SOUND OF FREEDOM with $13.3 million for Angel Studios, and a run of $149.7 million to date domestically.
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE takes fifth with $11.1 million for Paramount Pictures, a total of $139.6 million grossed, just edging out a debuting TALK ME ME in sixth, earning $10 million from 2,340 theatres for A24/VVS Films, garnering a whopping 95% on the Tomatometer in this debut for Australian twin brother Directors Danny & Michael Philippou.
It’s a Barbie World! BARBIE easily nabs #1 spot at the Box Office this weekend with $150 million from 4,243 theatres for Warner Bros. Critics are loving this Comedy-Fantasy starring and produced by Margot Robbie, told through a Feminist lens by Greta Gerwig, making it not only 2023’s biggest opening yet, but also setting a record for largest opening ever for a film by a female Director!
Christopher Nolan‘s OPPENHEIMER lands in second with $75 million from 3,610 theatres for Universal Pictures. It gets 93% on the Tomatometer.
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE lands in third with $25 million, a two-week tally of $124.2 million for Paramount Pictures.
SOUND OF FREEDOM just keeps going in fourth with $20 million for Angel Studios, a total $124 million grossed over three weeks domestically.
Fifth is INDIANA JONES & THE DIAL OF DESTINY with $18.9 million, a running tally of $152 million for 20th Century Studios.
After breaking the internet last week with Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice’s “Barbie World,” BARBIE THE ALBUM continues its unprecedented, star-studded rollout with its latest single, “Speed Drive” from Charli XCX. Produced by Easyfun, the fierce track has been teased on socials including the reveal of an exclusive Barbie clip. Hear the official audio:
BARBIE THE ALBUM is the official musical companion to the highly anticipated summer event film Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Available for pre-order HERE, the soundtrack arrives in stores and at all online retailers on Friday, July 21st in conjunction with the theatrical release of the feature film.
“Speed Drive” was preceded by global megastars Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice’s iconic “Barbie World,” UK-based artist and producer PinkPantheress’ captivating track, “Angel,” global recording artist KAROL G’s high-energy anthem, “WATATI (ft. Aldo Ranks)” and the electrifying lead single “Dance The Night” from 3x GRAMMY® Award-winning global superstar Dua Lipa, who also makes a special appearance in the film. Upon release, “Angel” was praised by THE NEW YORK TIMES for its “dreamy melody” as ELLE dubbed it “an unexpected party anthem.” “WATATI” was also immediately met with critical acclaim with ROLLING STONE calling it a “reggaetón party” and HOLA! stating it’s an “exciting addition, poised to be a hit.” The high-energy anthem is complemented by its official visual directed by Mike Ho and starring KAROL herself as she enters the actual World of Barbie, shot on-site in LA – watch HERE. Produced by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt and the Picard Brothers, “Dance The Night” arrived alongside a dazzling official video featuring a special appearance from Barbie writer/director/executive producer Greta Gerwig (“Little Women,” “Lady Bird”) – watch HERE. Upon release, V MAGAZINE called the track “disco-pop perfection,” NPR described it as “undeniably glamorous,” BILLBOARD asserted it has “one of the sleekest bridges in mainstream pop this year,” and INSTYLE declared it “our new summer anthem.” All singles released so far have already amassed an impressive 300M combined global audio streams and official video views.
BARBIE THE ALBUM will continue to feature massive new tracks from an unprecedented lineup of artists including Lizzo, Ava Max, Dominic Fike, Khalid, The Kid LAROI, Tame Impala, HAIM, GAYLE and FIFTY FIFTY feat. Kaliii. Barbie star Ryan Gosling also joins the robust roster of soundtrack artists with his iconic original song performed as his character, Ken. See below for full tracklisting.
BARBIE THE ALBUM continues the hugely successful partnership between Atlantic Records and Warner Bros. Pictures. The two companies previously teamed up for 2020’s BIRDS OF PREY: THE ALBUM which spawned the RIAA Certified 2x Platinum smash “Boss B*tch” by Doja Cat, along with the 2016’s GRAMMY® Award-nominated SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM, which topped album charts in over 70 countries around the world, including two consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200, and featured the RIAA Certified Diamond hit “Heathens” by Twenty One Pilots.  
BARBIE THE ALBUM was executive produced by internationally renowned DJ and Oscar, Golden Globe and 7x GRAMMY® award winning artist and producer, Mark Ronson and Barbie writer/director/executive producer Greta Gerwig. The soundtrack album was Produced and overseen by Atlantic Records’ West Coast President, Kevin Weaver (Soundtrack Album Producer of The Greatest Showman, Suicide Squad, Daisy Jones & The Six, Birds Of Prey, Furious 7, The Fault in Our Stars, The Fate of the Furious) and Atlantic Records’ EVP and Co-Head of Pop/Rock A&R, Brandon Davis. Named by Rolling Stone as a “soundtrack guru,” Weaver is a GRAMMY® Award winner and five-time nominee, who has produced numerous multi-platinum soundtrack projects that have amassed tens of millions of albums sold worldwide. Additional key players involved on the project include Soundtrack Album Co-Producers, Brandon Creed and Joseph Khoury, as well as the Barbie Music Supervisor and Album Executive Producer, George Drakoulias.   
BARBIE THE ALBUM TRACKLIST 
1. Lizzo – Pink 
2. Dua Lipa – Dance The Night 
3. Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice – Barbie World (with Aqua) 
4. Charli XCX – Speed Drive 
5. KAROL G – WATATI (feat. Aldo Ranks) 
6. TBA 
7. Tame Impala – Journey To The Real World 
8. Ryan Gosling – I’m Just Ken 
9. Dominic Fike – Hey Blondie 
10. HAIM – Home 
11. TBA 
12. The Kid LAROI – Forever & Again 
13. Khalid – Silver Platter 
14. PinkPantheress – Angel  
15. GAYLE – butterflies 
16. Ava Max – Choose Your Fighter 
17. FIFTY FIFTY – Barbie Dreams (feat. Kaliii)
We kennot contain our excitement about Greta Gerwig’s BARBIE! The Fantasy-Comedy takes us away to Barbie Land, where Barbie (Margot Robbie) is rejected for her imperfections. This leads to both she and Ken (Ryan Gosling) heading-off to the real world where they discover themselves for the first time!
Kicking-off Kenada Day long weekend, two of the star-studded film’s Kens, played by Gosling and Simu Liu, got a grand welcome home to their native Kenada. Supported by their family and friends, the duo walked the glittery pink carpet at aptly-chosen hotspot Margo in Toronto. They graced the presence of hundreds of lucky contest winners, plus TV and Radio media, plus Influencers at the event, graciously giving their time to chat about what looks like a surefire summer smash for Warner Bros. Pictures Kenada.
The event literally transformed King St West. into Ken St. West.
Guests got to enjoy complimetary Barbie and Ken makeovers in a Barbie-fied Beauty Bar, dance their hearts out at the best dance party ever on the rooftop patio. There were fun and kitschy photo ops too, including one with a Kenada Beach backdrop – pink sands and all with the CN Tower overlooking it all. One lucky winner was awarded a trip for two to Los Angeles with tickets to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, a one-year supply of NYX Cosmetics, and a signed Kenada surfboard.
This event was epic and though we already were too excited to see BARBIE, we are now at peak excite! So amazing seeing guests dress-up, channeling their inner Barbies and Kens. And yes, that was Gosling head-to-toe in Gucci. Judging by the sea of pink, Toronto certainly got the memo right.
See a Reel of highlights from the event:
Some Snaps from the night:
Warner Bros. Pictures Kenada release BARBIE nationwide on July 21, 2023 and beginning internationally on July 19, 2023. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack featuring smash hit “Dance the Night” by Dua Lipa also is out July 21, 2023 via Warner Music Canada!
(Photo/video credit: Warner Bros. Pictures Canada/Mr. Will Wong)
Today we get a brand-new Canadian Teaser Trailer for Greta Gerwig‘s BARBIE! Oh, we cannot wait till July 21st!
Synopsis:
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken.
From Oscar-nominated writer/director Greta Gerwig (“Little Women,” “Lady Bird”) comes “Barbie,” starring Oscar-nominees Margot Robbie (“Bombshell,” “I, Tonya”) and Ryan Gosling (“La La Land,” “Half Nelson”) as Barbie and Ken, alongside America Ferrera (“End of Watch,” the “How to Train Your Dragon” films), Kate McKinnon (“Bombshell,” “Yesterday”), Michael Cera (“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” “Juno”), Ariana Greenblatt (“Avengers: Infinity War,” “65”), Issa Rae (“The Photograph,” “Insecure”), Rhea Perlman (“I’ll See You in My Dreams,” “Matilda”), and Will Ferrell (the “Anchorman” films, “Talladega Nights”). The film also stars Ana Cruz Kayne (“Little Women”), Emma Mackey (“Emily,” “Sex Education”), Hari Nef (“Assassination Nation,” “Transparent”), Alexandra Shipp (the “X-Men” films), Kingsley Ben-Adir (“One Night in Miami,” “Peaky Blinders”), Simu Liu (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”), Ncuti Gatwa (“Sex Education”), Scott Evans (“Grace and Frankie”), Jamie Demetriou (“Cruella”), Connor Swindells (“Sex Education,” “Emma.”), Sharon Rooney (“Dumbo,” “Jerk”), Nicola Coughlin (“Bridgerton,” “Derry Girls”) and Oscar-winner Helen Mirren (“The Queen”).
Gerwig directed “Barbie” from a screenplay by Gerwig & Oscar nominee Noah Baumbach (“Marriage Story,” “The Squid and the Whale”), based on Barbie by Mattel. The film’s producers are Oscar nominee David Heyman (“Marriage Story,” “Gravity”), Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, with Michael Sharp, Josey McNamara, Ynon Kreiz, Courtenay Valenti, Toby Emmerich and Cate Adams serving as executive producers.
Gerwig’s creative team behind the camera included Oscar-nominated director of photography Rodrigo Prieto (“The Irishman,” “Silence,” “Brokeback Mountain”), six-time Oscar-nominated production designer Sarah Greenwood (“Beauty and the Beast,” “Anna Karenina”), editor Nick Houy (“Little Women,” “Lady Bird”), Oscar-winning costume designer Jacqueline Durran (“Little Women,” “Anna Karenina”), visual effects supervisor Glen Pratt (“Paddington 2,” “Beauty and the Beast”), music supervisor George Drakoulias (“White Noise,” “Marriage Story”) and Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat (“The Shape of Water,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel”).
Warner Bros. Pictures Presents a Heyday Films Production, a LuckyChap Entertainment Production, a Mattel Production, “Barbie.” The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and released in theatres only nationwide on July 21, 2023 and beginning internationally on July 19, 2023.
Literally THE MOVIE we’re waiting for in 2023. Check-out this bubbly new Teaser for Greta Gerwig‘s BARBIE starring Margot Robbie!
Warner Bros. Pictures Canada release BARBIE Summer 2023.
(Photo/video credit: Warner Bros. Pictures Canada)
A new still has been released from Greta Gerwig‘s BARBIE, based on the beloved Mattel doll and starring and produced by Margot Robbie. With a Screenplay co-written by Gerwig and her partner Noah Baumbach, this upcoming Comedy already is stacked with an Awards-caliber pedigree!
Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Hari Nef and Will Ferrell all complete the stacked Cast!
Warner Bros. Pictures Canada release BARBIE July 21, 2023.
(Photo credit: Warner Bros. Pictures Canada)
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