Barbie is finally leading her first live-action big screen event featuring a star-studded ensemble that includes Margot Robbie in the title role and Ryan Gosling as Ken. However, it is hard to believe that this did not happen sooner when you consider how, in more than six decades of existence, the fashionable doll has achieved a level of iconography that transcends the toy industry.
Even with co-writer and director Greta Gerwig’s Barbie coming out on July 21, 2023, if you still happen to believe that we are hyping up this child’s plaything’s fame up a little too much, maybe the following fascinating bits of trivia will help you understand just how massive this brand is. In partnership with AMC Theatres, where tickets are now on sale, we present 10 unique and bizarre facts that prove we really are living in a Barbie world.
