Last Updated on 08/09/2023 by てんしょく飯
Barbie, the world’s most famous fashion doll, has finally been made into a movie!
Barbie has become an admired and inspirational figure and quickly became a worldwide hit.
The film, which opened in the U.S., grossed $155 million (approx. 21.8 billion yen) over the three-day weekend, surpassing “The Super Mario Brothers Movie” and “Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One,” which were also big hits in Japan, and becoming the No. 1 movie of all movies released in 2023. The film had a rocket start to become the No. 1 movie of all films released in 2023, surpassing “Super Mario Bros.
The film continued to gain momentum, and on the following Monday after the weekend, it surpassed “The Dark Knight” to become the No. 1 movie in Warner Bros. history! The movie is also attracting attention for creating a “Barbie whirlwind” in various places, with audiences wearing pink in theaters.
As of August 6 (Sunday), local time, the cumulative worldwide box-office revenue exceeded 1 billion dollars (about 142 billion yen)! This achievement in just 17 days since its release has surpassed that of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” (which reached the milestone in 19 days), and is the fastest pace in the history of Warner Bros. films.
With this, it has already surpassed “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” to rank second on the worldwide cumulative box office ranking of films released this year, and is showing increasing momentum! (*All figures are for BoxOfficeMojo reference)
Margot Robbie and the cast talk about their connection with Barbie… Director Greta’s goal was to create a world where viewers can identify themselves with Barbie and Ken.
First launched in 1959, Fashion Doll Barbie challenged the long-held notion that all girls wanted to be mothers and preferred to care for baby dolls.
Barbie, who changed all of those things, became an admired and inspirational figure and quickly became a worldwide hit. More than 60 years after its first appearance, Barbie remains as popular as ever and is known as the best-selling doll in the world. The first film adaptation of Barbie is “Barbie,” which is currently a record-breaking hit around the world. Now, a special video has been released in which the director and cast members talk about their memories of Barbie.
I think everyone has memories of playing with Barbie,” said Margot Robbie, who played the main character Barbie. Everyone in the world knows Barbie, she’s just too big. Many people feel a connection to Barbie, along with many memories,” she said, referring again to Barbie’s greatness.
＜Hari Nef, Issa Rae, and Nicola Cochran, who appear as other Barbie residents in Barbie Land, also commented, “I wish they were real! I wish I had a real Barbie!” and “I had about 30 Barbie dolls,” they recall with smiles their childhood days of playing with Barbie dolls.
Ariana Greenblatt, who played Sasha, the girl Barbie meets in the human world, said, “I remember painting my Barbies with pens and cutting their hair and making them all ‘funny Barbies. America Ferrera, who played Gloria, Sasha’s mother, honestly revealed that she had little interest in Barbie as a child, but after filming, she “loves it now. The cast members are dressed in costumes and sets that are all pink and meticulously designed, and many of the highlights are shown with their comments!
Greta Gerwig, who directed the film, also mentioned that “everyone has their own memories of Barbie, so we needed to create a world where you can relate to Barbie and Ken,” which was a point she emphasized in the film adaptation. Margot, who not only starred in the film but also produced it, called the film adaptation of Barbie, loved around the world, “a wonderful opportunity.
Margot added, “We knew we had a huge responsibility because the audience would have preconceived ideas and impressions of Barbie, both good and bad. It was a tremendous challenge, but we gave it our all.” She also revealed that the key point and challenge of the film adaptation was the “Barbie memories” held by people all over the world.
Barbie and Ken leave “Barbie Land,” where they can become anything they want in their perfect, “dream-like” everyday life, for the human world, where “problems are endless,” and through their encounters there, they realize what is more important than “perfection. What is more important than “perfection”? And what is Barbie’s final choice?
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