Warner Bros.’ Barbie Surpasses $600M At Box Office Amidst Dino, Marvel, And Star Wars Dominance

Bill Gates (L), chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft, is greeted by Minnie Mouse at the launch of Microsoft's MSN 8, the latest version of the internet service 24 October 2002 in New York. Author and entrepreneur, Scott Galloway said SAG-AFTRA president, Fran Drescher should join hands with Iger and picket outside of Microsoft's Headquarters in Redmond, Washington, not in front of Netflix Inc or Paramount. HENRY RAY ABRAMS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES.

• No Dinos, No Avengers, No Jedi. After last night’s movie tickets are tallied, expect “Barbie” to boast more than $600 million in box office proceeds. Released by Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) last weekend, it’s the only big-budget draw among the top 10 box-office rankings that had nothing to do with Jurassic Park, Marvel or Star Wars.
• ‘Mattel You Somthin’. Despite the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, studio “fat cats” (as Mark Ruffalo calls them) have likely asked ChatGPT to churn out scripts for other properties related to Mattel Inc (NASDAQ: MAT). How else are they going to print more of that Barbie money?
• Breaking Bob. Actor Bryan Cranston took aim at Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger in a fiery pro-strike speech: “We will not be having our jobs taken away and given to robots!” said Brayan. Don’t worry, Bryan. Salesforce Inc (NYSE: CRM) flack Matthew McConaughey has declared himself “sheriff” of AI-town. So, he’s got this, apparently.
• Disney Straw Man. Cranston’s speech came with resounding applause. Strikers have made Iger into somewhat of a straw man worthy of about as much affection as the hunter who killed Bambi’s mom. And with Iger in charge, rumor has it, “the House that Mickey Mouse built” may even explore a piecemeal sale.

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