Barbie makes box office history in 2023, as the live action film beats out the opening weekends of The Super Mario Bros. movie and every Marvel Studios film released this year.
2023 has been a mixed bag of success for big Hollywood productions. For every success as good as The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, there have also been huge disappointments such as The Flash and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. On the other hand, Barbie has been hitting the high notes with both critics and the audience alike.
And now, Barbie may have struck pure gold by reaching a significant box office opening weekend milestone. According to the reports of major box office trackers such as Box Office Mojo, Barbie is estimated to have made a massive $155 million domestic opening weekend.
This is significant on two key points of view. One is that this is the biggest opening box office weekend record of what is effectively the post-pandemic period. Theatrical releases of major studios and production companies suffered significant losses during the pandemic years between 2019 and up to 2022.