The summer of Barbie continues. After Warner Bros’ hot pink comedy has been dominating the domestic box office as the No. 1 movie for a consecutive four weeks, the movie just earned a new record for the studio. Barbie has now become the highest-grossing domestic release in Warner Bros.’ storied history. We really do live in a Barbieland now, and, it’s dethroning The Dark Knight in the processQ
In 2008, Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight was released in mid-July, just like Barbie, and broke a ton of box office records, including becoming the highest-grossing domestic release in Warner Bros. history, at the time surpassing the success of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Now, per Variety, Barbie has finally dethroned the superhero flick for the title as it passed $537.5 million in box office sales, bettering The Dark Knight’s $536 million North American total.
