Comedy Barbie: The Movie

[SomeOldGuy]

Early Wednesday estimate is 23.5, which would be fantastic.

I’ve gone from wondering if it will make a billion (that’s locked) to musing about beating Maverick…

 

[CB Fan]

I forgot to mention that I love how there were three actors from Sex Education in this. That show is really good.

 

[kguillou]

I forgot to mention that I love how there were three actors from Sex Education in this. That show is really good.

Glad to see another Sex Education fan and i ALSO noticed all those actors while watching the movie! I was like, how many of these guys are in this?!

 

[samsnee]

Oh Simu. Personal space

 

[Kane52630]

Sounds like a Beach Off 2.

 

[CB Fan]

Glad to see another Sex Education fan and i ALSO noticed all those actors while watching the movie! I was like, how many of these guys are in this?!

Right! I was like the casting director had to have worked on both.

 

[Incarnadine]

If Barbie can stay over $20m today it will almost certainly become just the third movie ever to have 10 consecutive days over $20m after The Force Awakens and Endgame.

 

[samsnee]

Went down the rabbit hole. I can see how he can rub people the wrong way

Toronto's Simu Liu seems super unpopular with his fellow Barbie co-stars

 

[Primal Slayer]

Went down the rabbit hole. I can see how he can rub people the wrong way

Toronto's Simu Liu seems super unpopular with his fellow Barbie co-stars

While I think a lot of it is being blown out proportion (look for issues and the smallest things can be exaggerated to fit the narrative) i have heard things about him before this film that goes well with his character like Margot said

 

[BatLobster]

Finally went with my wife last night and completed by Barbenheimer experience a few days late.

This movie was pretty much exactly what I expected it would be. I definitely laughed out loud a bunch at the Ken stuff, I love how hard Gosling commits. It was a cute and mostly fun romp. It got a bit more generic and boring in the middle than I was expecting it to. The musical numbers were a riot though, and while I didn't think the script was as clever is thinks it is and was a bit heavy-handed for my taste, I can certainly appreciate the message it was going for and recognize that it will connect really well with its intended audience. Happy for its success, and my wife enjoyed it which made me happy.

 

[BoredGuy]

Went down the rabbit hole. I can see how he can rub people the wrong way

Toronto's Simu Liu seems super unpopular with his fellow Barbie co-stars

The Gosling thing is weird, but those other clips are a whole lotta nothing. Margot took a friendly jab and then says she loves him, and the last clip they're all clearly joking and laughing together. Some people did not grow up in sarcastic households and it shows.

 

[Iceman]

$26,003,569 to be exact.

Haha, every dollar counts. :smilingeyes:

 

[Iceman]

If Barbie can stay over $20m today it will almost certainly become just the third movie ever to have 10 consecutive days over $20m after The Force Awakens and Endgame.

That's the kind of box office company it's keeping these days! Hopefully a great second weekend hold is on the cards after these weekdays were so impressive. Feels like the hype is only getting bigger.

 

[green]

lol...remember after Babylon when people were saying Margot couldn't open a movie.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

lol...remember after Babylon when people were saying Margot couldn't open a movie.

That’s the main reason why I’m happy this film is doing so well. Margot always brings her A game in all her roles, glad she has one where she can prove she can make bank too.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[samsnee]

lol...remember after Babylon when people were saying Margot couldn't open a movie.

I mean I think this did well because it’s Barbie, looked fun, and got great reviews. Margot obviously contributed to that but I don’t necessarily think people saw it just because of her.

 

[psylockolussus]

I read that they played a Spice Girls song in the movie.

So I might as well catch it tomorrow.

This Barbie is never too late for the party.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Incarnadine]

Early Thursday estimate is $21m. Hopefully that isn't overstated by more than $1m.
Good news for the weekend, Barbie is adding more screens. I'm thinking at least $90m second weekend. If it can somehow reach $100m it will be just the 7th $100m second weekend and the first for a movie that opened under $200 it's first weekend.

 

[Kane52630]

It's definitely gonna cross $400+ domestic within the next week.

 

[DKDetective]

Best part of the movie was the Zack Snyder burn. I hate to cheer Warner Bros right now under Zaslav, but that was awesome. Great that Greta called him out for being one of the worst proponents of toxic masculinity in Hollywood right now.

 

[Kane52630]

@Boom

 

[Incarnadine]

$21.2m for Thursday. That guarantees Barbie will become just the third movie to ever have 10 consecutive days over $20m. Technically 11 days if you count the Thursday previews separately from its opening Friday.

 

[Lily Adler]

It's nice to see Margot Robbie actually have a hit film. I think her last one was Wolf of Wallstreet right?