“Barbie” has answered the billion-dollar question with a resounding “yes.” Barely three weeks into its run, writer-director Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster has raked in an astounding $1.03 billion at the global box office, according to official Warner Bros. estimates. This makes Gerwig the first solo female director with a billion-dollar movie.

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    11 months ago

    ‘Sexism’

    Anytime a woman does something monetarily big in Hollywood people being up inflation. They also do with most records, but always with women.

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      11 months ago

      Nah, people bring it up every time any of the highest grossing movies are discussed, like Avatar and Avengers Endgame.

      Beating Gone with the wind is very hard. Avatar is surprisingly close, but not close enough.

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      11 months ago

      Oh, believe me I know. That’s why I asked them to be specific about what they meant here.

      The secret ingredient is always 🌈✨ misogyny ✨🌈