Barbie's Greta Gerwig has made Hollywood history, with the fantasy comedy earning the biggest box office opening for any female director. According to Variety, the movie made a whopping $155 million in the US – and $182 million internationally.
In regards to the States, Captain Marvel, which was released in 2019 and co-directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, previously held the title with $153 million. Before that, it was Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman, which pulled in $103 million in 2017. Given its predecessors are both superhero movies, which teased their titular characters' onscreen arrivals in earlier films within their respective franchises, Barbie's success is quite something.
