The Latest Breaking News from Barbie

Chaos in the aisles: has cinema etiquette reached an all-time low?

A summer box office boom, thanks to Barbenheimer, has led to multiple stories of bad behaviour at the movies, from fights to phone usage

The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2023

What are Hollywood actors and writers afraid of? A cinema scholar explains how AI is upending the movie and TV business

The bitter conflict between actors, writers and other creative professionals and the major movie and TV studios represents a flashpoint in the radical transformation roiling the entertainment industry. The ongoing strikes by the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild were sparked in part by artificial intelligence and…

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2023

‘Barbie’ joins $1 billion club, breaks another record for female directors

‘Barbie’ added another $53 million from 4,178 North American locations over the weekend and $74 million internationally, bringing its global total to $1.03 billion.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 7, 2023

Barbenheimer Was a Triumph for Hollywood — Why Are Studios Squandering It?

This should be a celebratory moment for Hollywood, but the entertainment industry is in serious danger of losing the precious momentum it gained this summer.

Inverse · Aug 7, 2023

Matt Hancock mocked by Barbie fans over Ken video: ‘What is going on in the House of Commons?’

The MP was inspired by Ryan Gosling’s musical moment

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

‘Barbie’: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling starrer mints USD 1 billion globally

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling starrer fantasy comedy-drama film ‘Barbie’ has now crossed USD 1 Billon globally in just its third weekend. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 7, 2023

‘Critics wanted us to be a one-hit-wonder’: back in Barbie world with Aqua

The Scandinavian pop group’s sly, satirical take on Barbie pre-empted the hit film’s own subversion by 26 years. And they’ve noted some similarities …

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023

Barbie has sailed past $1 billion in global ticket sales

Barbie is now the biggest to be directed by one woman, breaking a record for female directors that was previously held by Patty Jenkins

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

'Barbie' is the only billion-dollar blockbuster solely directed by a woman

Greta Gerwig's film joins a high-grossing list of mostly male-directed movies, most of them with men leading the casts.

WEKU · Aug 6, 2023

Barbie ticket sales top $1 billion in box office worldwide

Director Greta Gerwig became the first female filmmaker to surpass the billion-dollar benchmark as a solo director

Evening Standard · Aug 6, 2023