{"id":18545,"date":"2023-07-24T18:20:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T18:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/?p=18545"},"modified":"2023-07-24T18:21:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T18:21:35","slug":"barbie-breaks-records-with-opening-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/barbie-breaks-records-with-opening-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ Makes History, Scores Biggest Opening Weekend for Female Director & More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie<\/em> has made box office history, scoring the biggest opening weekend ever for a film directed by a woman. The film, which stars Margot Robbie as the titular character, grossed an estimated $155 million in its opening weekend, beating out the previous record holder, Captain Marvel<\/em>, which earned $153 million in 2019! The film also broke other records and has been a hit worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n