Greta Gerwig is the first woman to reach the milestone as a solo director. DETAILS: 9News
In an interview with Collider last month, Margot Robbie — who produced the movie in addition to playing the titular character — shared a premonition she had at a greenlight meeting with studios.
Its global success was driven by box office sales in some of the world's largest movie markets, including the United Kingdom, Mexico and Australia. While "Barbie" is similar to "Transformers" in that it's based on an existing toy, it's "not an IP that generations of Chinese have grown up with, so you lack the intergenerational appeal that a film like 'Barbie' has in the United States," said Michael Berry, director of UCLA's Center for Chinese Studies.
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