Barbie Becomes #1 WB Film of All Time And #1 Film Of 2023

John and the crew discuss Barbie becoming the #1 Warner Bros film of all time as well as the #1 film of 2023. Barbie is based on the fashion dolls by Mattel and it is the first live-action Barbie film after numerous computer-animated films and specials.
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[@felyxmillicent6538]

To all those people that thought it's second week would see a massive drop off, way to go. 👍

[@upgradED32]

I was one of those cause I thought this movie could be stupid cause many movies suck recently. I was happy to be proven wrong though cause I thought movie wasn't bad and it was great many girls dressed up to see it. Also good people supported the Barbenheimer thing since movie theaters may be in trouble due to the strike. One last hoorah? We'll see.

[@MrRobertGillan]

@@j04370859Why would you hope for a movie to not be successful? That sad of a life that you gotta hate on a movie?

[@Alex-xt2gn]

Twas a shit film though.

[@sailorboy8314]

When I fist saw that trailer that was like “If you love Barbie this movie is for you, if you hate Barbie this movie is for you” I knew it was going to be an event unlike anything I’ve experienced. Who markets their movie like that? Never seen anything like it.

[@willdebeast21]

We're all just Kens or Barbie girls in a Barbie world. #1 WB movie and #1 of 2023. C'mon Barbie, let's go party! 🎉

[@jonfreeman9682]

Did they put that song in the movie? If they did then I'm sold and have to go.

[@TombRaider_Remastered]

@@jonfreeman9682 they did. Nicki Minaj did a sample of it. Basically the aqua version was made without the permission of Barbie’s owners Mattel, so they purchased the song and had Nicki and ice spice sample it so they could have a version of the song that’s more empowering and less objectifying

[@HarryThomasPictures]

GO BARBIE, Warner Bros deserves this success after having flop after flop in the 2020s!

[@maurreese]

I love that such a progressive movie has succeeded so well!!!! Congratulations to everyone involved 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@johnconstantine973-p2m]

@@EddieHenderson92 go kick rocks!

[@lincoln2324]

What's left to say? The success of Barbie is well deserved, and sadly now Mattel or several studios will try to replicate that kind of success but they'll struggle because they won't know how to do it. Probably because they won't understand what Barbie did

[@J.AlexanderTX]

I want an apology from everyone including John for not believing their eyes over the course of this film’s run. It feels good to be right

[@jonfreeman9682]

Still not believing it as KZbinrs were all laughing at it preparing to do videos about how it's the biggest bomb of all time... until it wasn't.

[@Spider-ManHQ]

There are some movies that come around that become cultural event films for moviegoers. The first Avatar, Black Panther, The Force Awakens, Endgame, and No Way Home are the most recent examples that I can think of. And now, Barbie joins that list.

[@HassanKhan-h1w9b]

If barbie is a cultural event film then so is Mario😂,and so is top gun 2

[@mckernanx32]

​@user-sb8ng5co7u Top Gun Maverick definitely was. I don't think Mario really will be, though. It made a lot of money, but in a year it will likely be practically forgotten. It's too early to tell with Barbie, but my gut tells me it will have cultural staying power, though.

[@Spider-ManHQ]

@@HassanKhan-h1w9b When I talk about becoming a cultural event, I’m not just talking about movies that made a lot of money. I’m talking about movies that left a footprint on the culture for moviegoers. Whether it was what Avatar did for 3D, to Black Panther having people doing the Wakanda salute when they greeted eachother and even speaking in Wakandan accents, to No Way Home turning all of social media into a black hole of theorizing & anticipation, or Barbie having people dressing up in pink and calling each other Barbies and Kens.

[@HassanKhan-h1w9b]

@@Spider-ManHQ it was Oppenheimer and barbie both heavy lifting that barbenheimer trend and so giving barbie the sole credit for it is not true also pretty sure dressing up in pink I wouldn't count that as something significant I meant top gun maverick had a similar type of stuff although not at such a scale and Mario has people dressing up as Mario too

[@jonfreeman9682]

Unbelievable. Barbie beating Harry Potter. Who would have thought this is possible. KZbinrs were laughing at Barbie as a bomb as nobody would watch a movie about a doll like who's this movie for. Just incredible. Bravo. This means there will be Barbie sequels and more doll and toy movies coming.

[@Regenmacher175]

It's a movie about women directed by a woman. It's still infuriating that the message the studios took away from the film's success was that they need to make more films based on toys instead of making more movies for women.

[@lktzu2821]

I am a Potterhead and a Barbie fan so this makes me happy. Harry Potter is a mammoth of a franchise and it held the record for 12 years despite other strong releases. 👏 Barbie is achieving new milestones every other day. I think it is amazing to see the success of this movie even after those bans and barrage of hate from a lot of people. Dune 2 missed a chance to sweep the technical Oscars for 2024. It's a pity.

[@chloeclarke9495]

I’m am so upset with WB for moving Dune. They get one hit and then they completely waste all the good will!!

[@lktzu2821]

​@@chloeclarke9495 I agree. I strongly feel that Dune 2 could also be another billion-dollar baby for WB and of course, a strong Oscar contender too. WB always make hasty decisions.

[@Ridwan_Ali2]

3:15 This is just insane honestly congratulations Barbie

[@reannagordon]

Went to Regal Cinemas at the Mall yesterday to take my parent to see Barbie for the first time (my 3rd time) and it was sold out. So much people still cared to wear pink!

[@jonfreeman9682]

You got to be joking.

[@reannagordon]

@@jonfreeman9682 no?

[@TerrellAustin19941]

Barbie Is Still Partying

[@J.AlexanderTX]

C’mon Barbie 🎉

[@cance7984]

When this movie opens in the IMAX theater in late September 2023, I'll be giving it more money.

[@harrykatsaros]

Ben Shapiro: “Am I so out of touch?… No, it’s the world that is wrong.”

[@flyguy7825]

I never ever ever thought Barbie would become even a small head. It's become literally one of the biggest hits of all time and I just didn't understand it for the longest time, but people who saw it pretty much told me this. The movie Barbie is really a reflection of our country today for good or bad. However you want to view it

[@vishnublakart7666]

Barbie was so awesome❤❤❤

[@HeartbeatCN]

Barbie is indeed a juggernaut that deserves it's place along with Harry Potter and Super Mario. Interestingly these are also among the biggest media franchises out there, especially outside the box office. Dune 2 though John, there is no chance it's going catch Barbie let alone Oppenheimer.

[@mrbrickfan34]

huge W for WB🎉

[@KungEMuller]

This is just insane. I can't believe that that movie is actually so successful. I'm shocked.

[@quiett6191]

I was pretty shocked as well until I thought about it some more. Barbie is a massive international and multi generational brand. There are grandmothers who played with em, who bought em for their daughters, who in turn bought em for theirs, and so forth. At least three generations of Barbie doll owners saw this film. Its like what happened with the Mario movie.

[@KungEMuller]

@@quiett6191 Yeah, but do you think that the Barbie franchise will continue for another 60 years?

[@quiett6191]

​@@KungEMuller I'd say toys are pretty easy. You can just churn em out, unlike a film franchise or TV show. Just minor changes to keep the product fresh, and the fanbase will keep buying.

[@KungEMuller]

@@quiett6191 I hope that you are right.

[@maddoxglow3268]

@@EddieHenderson92dang then you probably loved it then

[@kharikhy-ree2242]

Come on Barbie, Lets Go Barbie🎉

[@jaedo6180]

😂👍

[@yugiblox3274]

Amy schumer’s Barbie would’ve flopped lmaoo

[@Bdawg736]

I hate Amy schumers

[@J.AlexanderTX]

You know you lost when you have to switch to a different timeline that didn’t happen in order to be right lmao

[@jonfreeman9682]

It could be a massive success as well. Maybe not as big as this but could do $800 Million.

[@IamBrixTM]

If it were the same story? Honestly I doubt it. It would’ve have made as much bc she’s not the actor that Margot is but the story would’ve still appealed to the people that it did.

[@Ridwan_Ali2]

3:42 When I first saw this movie I don’t lie I saw the trailer and said this going be number 1 movie over the world Avengers endgame watch out

[@brookeshoes]

You're missing a lot of the points of why Barbie was so successful. It's not just cause of the studio. Women led this effort and have been craving a movie that puts them and their world center stage. In this awful political climate we need more uplifting movies that help empower, embolden and reimagine a world for women and by women that taps emotional intelligence, sexism and age-ism in creative ways. The same old scripts have been played out. May this inspire more movies and musicals like it! Boy do we need it!

[@alexarjona1692]

I am all for girl power but not at the expense of misandrist BS.

[@peterstark4562]

Barbie is successful because it's the first live action, high budgeted movie about the most beloved girl doll for 3 generations. Young girls today are playing barbies, genZs and millenials that are now mothers used to love and play barbie dolls. And even 60 yr old grandmothers today used to play barbies back then. So the story and writing dont really matter that much. It is an event for girls and women.

[@boombasett6038]

Can't see why we can't get a billion-dollar plus grossing He man or Thundercats movie. Thundercats need to go the route of Avatar. is that so hard ?

[@m-w-x8859]

Now that Ray said 1.7, it HAS to happen!

[@darryljack6612]

Its wild the John still doubts Ray's powers.

[@maddoxglow3268]

The reason I love this film is it felt like an episode of Rick and morty 😂

[@nicolasbaron4506]

Who would've thought a Barbie film, of all things, would be the new top dog for Warner Bros.? Not a new DC film, not a Harry Potter film. Barbie.

[@jonfreeman9682]

Certainly never saw that coming. KZbinrs were all having a good laugh predicting it will be the biggest bomb of all time preparing to do videos and share a rollicking good laugh.... until it wasn't.

[@johansvensson833]

but WB do not own the IP and that is a problem

[@benm5970]

I think one the biggest factors of Barbie’s massive success is that much like what I think would happen if they were to announce a new theatrical Barney movie it’s one of those properties that seems to have this weird, otherworldly hook to it, in both cases they’re properties that older audiences love to take jabs at and mock but at the same time if a new big Hollywood movie was being made about it it would still trigger this strange curiosity within those older audiences that would draw them into coming to see it

[@christianrapper]

So that means a barney vs baby shark movie would break records. lol

[@martinalbert29]

I have not seen Barbie yet, hypes and fads aside is this film a must watch in the movie house or can I just wait for streaming?

[@Aquablast64]

Barbie is the number one film domestically, but it is not the number one film worldwide yet.

[@kuanbenny3984]

it will be within a week

[@Mr11ESSE111]

Dune 2 or any Dune overall will not cross 500 million $ worldwide most likelly no matter when they will released

[@luigi3duran]

He finally had to eat his own words. Thank God. Robert is sorely missed 😢

[@darryljack6612]

What i've learned is that Ray should be worshiped as a prophet because he can see into the future.

[@drexeldragon1723]

If Barbie stopped playing overseas tonight, it would still get to $1.4 billion, because it's on pace for $650 million domestically. $1.5 billion is in play. I'd laugh if it ends up closer to 1.7 than 1.4. Also, Jonathon with the, "do you know how numbers work?" Meanwhile, no one on this show really has a good grasp of box office forecasting so don't just dump on Ray.

[@HassanKhan-h1w9b]

Barbie is not on pace for 650 million,it's literlay on pace to make 630 ish million,the worldwide box office total will less then top gun maverick and more then mario

[@drexeldragon1723]

@@HassanKhan-h1w9b what are you basing that on? Jurassic world grossed $652 million domestically. Barbie is currently about $18 million behind where JW was at the same point in its release, but Barbie has made more money daily than JW for 16 straight days, and I don't see that changing soon. In the last four weeks, Barbie has closed the gap from almost a $52 million deficit to $18 million. I see it continuing to chip away to the point where they will finish quite close to one another. Hence my ~$650 million prediction. Or look at Avengers which grossed $623 million domestically. Barbie is currently $20 million up on its pace. You think it's just suddenly going to tank and finish a mere $7 million ahead? I'd like to know why.

[@patsfan6487]

@@drexeldragon1723 Barbie will easily get to $650M domestic. I say it reaches $675M. Its still about $30M ahead of Top Gun Maverick pace which made $718M domestic. It won't reach that, but it shouldn't be too far off.

[@jonfreeman9682]

It can hit $1.7 Billion with Imax release coming in Sep plus no competition.

[@BoyDanny93]

@@jonfreeman9682 As much as i enjoyed watching Barbie and happy for it's huge success, but not in a million years Barbie would and could hit $1.7B globally even if with IMAX release and with no competition in September. Barbie literally would've to make at least $1 billion internationally alone.

[@Zebrahiker]

Here comes the BCU

[@outermarker5801]

Barbie, First Blush. Now for the franchise 🤪

[@Ridwan_Ali2]

7:54 Avengers Engame watch out

[@johansvensson833]

ity will not hit 2 billion a movie that made 25 worldwide this week will not make another 700 million

[@BoyDanny93]

lol crack is one hell of a drug my friend!!

[@Ridwan_Ali2]

@@BoyDanny93 I’m not on crack

[@Ridwan_Ali2]

@@EddieHenderson92 watch

[@fernandojaureguizaroriol5206]

Is this adjusted for inflation?

[@martinsalfer450]

No

[@alex_reyes_6]

You got those stats mixed up dawg, it passed Harry Potter today, will cross super Mario bros in a few days

[@HassanKhan-h1w9b]

Not really impressive considering harry potter deathly hallows was released in 2011 which means barbie beat a more then decade older film

[@jonfreeman9682]

Well considering KZbinrs were joking Barbie would be the biggest bomb of all time and now is WB biggest of all time that's quite a turnaround don't you think. And it's about a dumb doll of all things vs a clever children's book series that have sold billions worldwide vs no books about Barbie. That's quite an achievement.

[@HassanKhan-h1w9b]

@@jonfreeman9682 barbie is literlay one of the most influential character of all time,no one was saying barbie was gonna bomb dude,barbie is literlay top 2 most sold toys of all time,your trying to downplay barbie ip,when it was destined to make a billion

[@tomektalk4671]

@@HassanKhan-h1w9boh there was plenty that said it would bomb after the first week. Ben Shapiro being only one of them.

[@Liampaul95]

John thinking this movie is going to just get to 1.4 😅

[@johansvensson833]

60 million is a lot of money for a movie that made 20 this week worldwide

[@khu_maar]

@@johansvensson833it made close to 60 this past week. 26 domestic and 34 international.

[@vicp99]

Very nice! I may go see it again without the family this time. They liked it but I think they may want to see Grand Torismo. 😂. Which looks good too.

[@johndobbs300]

It’s entraining, I get it

[@spextrekid9410]

1.5

[@mrbrickfan34]

i thought blue beetle passed barbie on one of its opening weekends

[@Aquablast64]

Yes, but it beat Barbie on its fourth weekend in the box office. Barbie made 1.3 billion worldwide overall. Blue Beetle have not even crossed 100 million worldwide yet.

[@mrbrickfan34]

@@Aquablast64 sad because i really enjoyed blue beetle and barbie and i wish they could both succeed. although there is still hope because since yesterday was cinema day i heard blue beetle will make more money then it’s expected to. but may still flop which i’m sad about because i love blue beetle and i saw it twice

[@mrbrickfan34]

@@Aquablast64 also thanks for letting me know this dude

[@Aquablast64]

@@mrbrickfan34 I saw both films too. Loved Blue Beetle. Wish it would have performed better.

[@EnriqueZielli]

Do you know inflation exist? You can’t compare box office form different periods of time.

[@themarveldctheorist3261]

very solid point & a time with another upcoming covid variant

[@annonymously331]

Oh god this again. Do you have to adjust for different economic conditions, other entertainment options, global population increase, market growth in developing countries… as well then?

[@loganboettcher8314]

Obviously Barbie is a success, and I thought it was really good, but I'm begging movie news people to adjust for inflation. Case in point: when you get a raise, but it rises less than the inflation rate, you would rightly get upset because your real wage has fallen even though your nominal wage increased. So just because Barbie has passed HP:DH2 in nominal dollars doesn't mean it's made more money in real 2011 dollars. If you had the same salary in 2011 and 2023, you'd say you were making less money adjusting for inflation, so why can't we just do the same with movie grosses? Again, I liked Barbie and it's hugely successful in its own right, but it still needs $440M more to pass HP:DH2 in today's dollars. End rant lol.

[@nikunjdixit1175]

Nobody ever has talked about BO adjusted for inflation. So asking for that is pointless. If we did then we would still be talking about Gone with the Wind as the highest grossing film in the US.

[@plaplaks]

No

[@JalenMartinUSA]

Dune is terrible

[@jonfreeman9682]

So you're saying it sucks big time? Give it a pass? I got rave reviews so was thinking it might be worth watching.

[@rl8259]

@@jonfreeman9682Definitely worth a watch but temper ur expectations it’s most definitely a part one

[@johansvensson833]

60 million to beat mario is unlikley but who knows

[@ClintBandito]

A. It's really not B. It only has 20 mil worldwide to go.

[@gosia9952]

It was only 19 mln behind Mario on Sunday (Mario: 1,359,000 Barbie: 1,340,000 as per boxofficemojo). And it made over 27 mln last week (Mon-Sun) in the US alone

[@ClintBandito]

@@EddieHenderson92 whilst I don't remotely underestimate the people who are trying to insult, I actually know a crap ton of people who loved this film who don't fit your description, I've also seen a ton of people I don't know in packed screenings who also don't.

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

​@@EddieHenderson92those men let MI7 fail

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

@@EddieHenderson92 jeez if ypu are more than 13 and diesel have better comebacks you are failed

[@Thehumbe86]

It’s so frustrating when ads affect the enjoyment of content. I used to enjoy this guy so much until he became so greedy Not even three minutes into the video and his freaking mint mobil pops out I mean, it's, it's annoying. It's insane. It really made me stop watching these videos.

[@Bdawg736]

Just fast forward it. Not that hard

[@jonfreeman9682]

Well you gotta monetize your content.

[@christianrapper]

Is this really a big deal?

[@ljcarthan3504]

Yes. Studios lost a lot of money this summer and are still trying to figure out what post covid audiences want. This and Mario making all the money while everyone else underperming or flopping will change things. It may be a while before we see it but those changes are coming

[@SpeedDemon1152]

Yes it is, because it shows that audiences are wanting to watch something different, that isn't a sequel or a reboot or a superhero film. Look at Oppenheimer as well, when was the last time two movies had such a big success when released on the same date akin to a double feature? Not for a long time

[@MrRobertGillan]

Uh yeah

[@saraamw]

Yes. Movie owners need this money

[@christianrapper]

@@SpeedDemon1152 Barbie is a global iconic brand. This doesn’t prove anything to Hollywood executives but recognizable ip brings people to the movies. The other big movie was Mario Brothers. Oppenheimer is more important imo.