Warner Bros.' hit ‘Barbie’ dominated North American box offices for a fourth consecutive week, industry estimates showed Sunday, as director Greta Gerwig continues to bust industry records.
Gerwig, who with ‘Barbie’ had already become the first solo woman director to rake in more than $1 billion at the global box office, this week became the highest-grossing woman director of all time in the domestic market, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Industry watcher Exhibitor Relations estimated this weekend's haul for ‘Barbie’ at $33.7 million, bringing its domestic total to $526 million.
Gerwig is currently vying against Jennifer Lee, who co-directed the animated sequel to Disney's ‘Frozen’ with Chris Buck, to be the highest-grossing woman director of all time at the global box office.
Starring Margot Robbie as the iconic doll and Ryan Gosling as boyfriend Ken, ‘Barbie’ has earned a whopping $1.2 billion worldwide.
Universal's ‘Oppenheimer’, a historical drama about the development of the atomic bomb, regained its second-place position, with the other half of the ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon taking in an estimated $18.8 million over the weekend.
