Comedy Barbie: The Movie

[Kane52630]

I mean technically it was the 2016 Suicide Squad movie.

 

[samsnee]

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

She was in Once Upon A Time in Hollywood but that was definitely more of a supporting role

I do find it funny everyone’s happy for Margot but what about Gosling? What was his last real “hit”?

 

[Kane52630]

La La Land which also came out in 2016.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[CB Fan]

Yeah I’m definitely interested in seeing whatever Gerwig wants to do next.

 

[samsnee]

It’s amazing that she will be in the billion dollar director club.

 

[SomeOldGuy]

Early Friday number is 28. Looks to be headed around 90 for the weekend. Just nuts.

 

[Iceman]

Early Friday number is 28. Looks to be headed around 90 for the weekend. Just nuts.

Seems similar to Maverick numbers, although Maverick’s OW was a 4 day holiday (so a better hold from the 3 day).

 

[Iceman]

$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.

The weekdays have been ridiculous! Wonder what they’ll be like next week.

 

[Incarnadine]

Early Friday number is 28. Looks to be headed around 90 for the weekend. Just nuts.

More recent estimate up to $29m. Looks like it might go close to $95m for the weekend, unless it has another unreal Sunday hold, in which case $100m is still in play.

 

[Incarnadine]

Looks like everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. I just turned on the LPGA Evian Championship and everything is BARBIE pink and white. The stands, flags, the vests the officials and caddies are wearing and even the graphics when describing yardage and green contours is pink and white, but no actual Barbie ads that I can see.

 

[Dr.]

"And I think I told them that it’d make a billion dollars, which maybe I was overselling, but we had a movie to make, okay?!” — Margot Robbie

Before:

After:

 

[CaptainWagner]

Finally caught this tonight! What a blast. Like others have said, it's wild that Mattel let this version of the movie happen, but it's certainly paid off for them. Incredible performances from the cast, and the script was hilarious, surprisingly poignant and topically pointed. Plus, the production value was just next level. It's gonna be real hard for anyone to beat it at Production and Costume Design this year.

A few nitpicks - namely Farrell's character, who started as a great commentary on corporations co-opting activism for profit, but then went all over the place in the third act. And I wish we got more of Ncuti Gatwa's Ken; he's hilarious and it was very amusing just how much better at the dancing than the other main Kens he was.

Anyway, an incredible time at the movies, and I'm thrilled for everyone involved its become such a hit.


If Netflix doesn't put her Narnia movies in a proper theatrical run, they will officially be cemented as the dumbest execs in the history of film.

 

[Incarnadine]

The $29m estimate for Friday appears to be holding steady...

 

[InCali]

Of course.

I picked this over Oppenheimer, which I'll see soon, and absolutely loved it.

NOW I like it even MORE!!!

 

[InCali]

Silly me......I was laughing out loud at the 2001 reference. I guess I just don't have some people's sense of humor (thankfully).

I know a couple of people who need some whine with their cheese. Maybe someone should call them a WAAHMBULANCE.

 

[SomeOldGuy]

The $29m estimate for Friday appears to be holding steady...

Yah it’s just crazy. Passed 600 yesterday and will top 700 today. 800 Sunday seems a bit much to me but this thing is a box office monster so who knows. One Barbillion next weekend.

 

[DCDAVE]

Wow!!!!! Nobody predicted Barbie would make a billion. How do the trade’s explain this? WBD was the laughing stock of the movie industry and now it has the movie of the Summer. Unbelievable…….

 

[kguillou]

You cant predict these things, phenomenons are always happy accidents that just happen to hit the zeitgeist of the moment. Barbie was the right movie at the right time and serving an audience that doesnt usually get served.

This is going to pass Mario and make Top Gun Maverick money...maybe even more.

 

[samsnee]

Finally caught this tonight! What a blast. Like others have said, it's wild that Mattel let this version of the movie happen, but it's certainly paid off for them. Incredible performances from the cast, and the script was hilarious, surprisingly poignant and topically pointed. Plus, the production value was just next level. It's gonna be real hard for anyone to beat it at Production and Costume Design this year.

A few nitpicks - namely Farrell's character, who started as a great commentary on corporations co-opting activism for profit, but then went all over the place in the third act. And I wish we got more of Ncuti Gatwa's Ken; he's hilarious and it was very amusing just how much better at the dancing than the other main Kens he was.

Anyway, an incredible time at the movies, and I'm thrilled for everyone involved its become such a hit.



If Netflix doesn't put her Narnia movies in a proper theatrical run, they will officially be cemented as the dumbest execs in the history of film.

They won’t because they aren’t in the business of making theatrical releases. Their goal is to get people to sign up for the service and that doesn’t happen if you give them the option of seeing it in theaters

 

[psylockolussus]

I watched this to witness if it really lives up to the hype, and to hear a Spice Girls song in the big screen. But *sigh*. America Ferrera was the best part of it. I'm glad she is starring in a successful movie. To me her role is the only one that felt real and genuine. The daughter was alright too, I liked her first scene when she told what Barbie was to her. But she kinda disappeared in the last 30 minutes.

The rest were pretty meh. Barbieland looked like a tv show set that it lacked the wow factor for me. Barbie as a brand never appealed to me in general, so I wasn't thrilled to see a film adaptation to begin with. I find Ryan Gosling pretty overrated and I don't find him as an ideal Ken. A lot of the dramatic moments with him also didn't land well. I just didn't care about the character. Margot was fine as Barbie but her role isn't really that strong in the my opinion. America Ferrera kinda overshadowed her.

Spoiler

The final act was pretty bad. I just find the whole Kendom trouble and the creator of Barbie turning Barbie into a real human quite bizarre.

This Barbie just didn't have fun.

 

[Incarnadine]

Estimated $93m second weekend, $351.4m total so far. That's a good hold, even if some of us were hoping for $95m+. It wasn't that long ago that $93m would have been considered a phenomenal first weekend number.

 

[Filmfan93]

Absolutely insane that this will most likely cross $1 billion by the end of next weekend.

 

[kguillou]

I know this is kind of an irrelevant thing to ask in a movie like this but I did occasionally chaffe against the logistics of how Barbie's world works in conjunction with ours. I didnt quite "Get" how one goes in and out of Barbie's world or was it all imaginary or.....whatever, i dont really think it matters or supposed to matter lol

 

[SomeOldGuy]

$775 million WW.

Barbie Reaches $775M Global Through Sunday, Oppenheimer Tops $400M – Deadline

Saw this last night, I thought it completely lived up to the hype. Could have tightened up the last 15 minutes or so but other than that it was an absolutely hilarious romp.