The 2023 movies schedule is delivering its final offerings in December, but when looking at the entire year, cinema’s biggest success remains Barbie. In addition to the Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling-starring feature earning positive critical reception, Barbie has made over $1.4 billion worldwide, surpassing The Super Mario Bros. Movie to become 2023’s highest-grossing movie. With a performance like that, it’s no wonder there’s been talk about a potential Barbie 2, but Robbie has dashed those hopes, saying that this movie wasn’t mean to build a trilogy.
Robbie, who was also one of Barbie’s executive producers, addressed the possibility for Barbie 2 while speaking with AP, providing the following rationale for why it’s unlikely a sequel to the Greta Gerwig-directed movie will be made:
