Barbie passes Marvel’s The Avengers as the 11th highest-grossing movie of all time at the domestic box office… needing $27.2 million more to crack the top 10

Warner Bros.’ mega-hit Barbie has handed yet one more field workplace milestone, passing Marvel’s The Avengers to develop into the eleventh highest-grossing film of all time on the home field workplace.

The beloved film starring Margot Robbie – who walked a picket line in West Hollywood in assist of the SAG-AFTRA strike final week – took in $3.9 million in fifth place on the field workplace.

That tally put its home complete as much as $626.1 million, pushing it previous Marvel’s The Avengers ($623.3 million) to assert the eleventh highest-grossing movie on the home field workplace.

It wants simply $27.2 million home to move Jurassic World ($653.4 million) and crack the highest 10 on the all-time home field workplace charats.

Whereas it is unclear if they’ve sufficient left within the tank to crack the home prime 10, it has already staked its declare to the highest-grossing film in Warner Bros. historical past.

Barbie is presently in its eighth weekend, and whereas hit’s inside vary of cracking the highest 10, it is unclear if it is going to have the field workplace stamina to maintain climbing.

It will additionally should move Titanic ($674.2 million), Avengers: Infinity Warfare ($678.8 million), Avatar: The Means of Water ($684 million), Black Panther ($700 million), Prime Gun: Maverick ($718.8 million), Avatar ($785.2 million), Spider-Man: No Means Dwelling ($814.1 million), Avengers: Endgame ($858.3 million) and Star Wars: Episode VII: The Pressure Awakens ($936.6 million).

Barbie has additionally taken in $1.416 billion on the worldwide field workplace, which is nice for 14th place globally.

It wants one other $37 million to move Disney’s animated sequel Frozen II ($1.453 billion) for thirteenth place on the worldwide field workplace charts.

Whereas Warner Bros. hasn’t formally introduced a Barbie sequel but, director Greta Gerwig indicated she would return to the helm.

‘There’s a tone and a humor and a pleasure, and clearly the world is so stunning. I wish to return to Barbie Land,’ she mentioned.

A supply informed The Solar: ‘The crew who labored on the Barbie movie have been contacted to debate engaged on the follow-up.

‘It is extremely early days, nevertheless it’s develop into obvious that bosses need the identical crew for the sequel as they did for the primary.

‘Emails have been despatched however firmer particulars should be finalised.’

The journey fantasy starring Margot Robbie because the title character and Ryan Gosling as her go-to man Ken.

The movie, based mostly off the beloved Mattel character was directed and co-written by Greta Gerwig together with her husband Noah Baumbach, while Margot produced it.

The Australian star, made the film come to life after she went to toy-maker Mattel for the rights in 2018.