Comment on "Barbie" makes history as film surpasses $1B in box office sales

livus@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• cyborganism@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Is anyone surprised?

  Every time the was a movie that appealed a lot to women, it broke all box office records. Just look at Titanic.

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  • livus@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    As of last year, Gone With the Wind was still the highest grossing film ever made once we factor in inflation.

    And that's a melodrama with a female protagonist.

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• lemann@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I plan to see it as soon as it comes out of cinemas 🚢🧲

  Thankfully haven’t seen any spoilers or memes yet, unlike with some of the Marvel franchise movies

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• moobythegoldensock@geddit.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Adjusted for inflation it still made over $1B.

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• some_guy@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Well it’s not something I like so what arbitrary metric can I use to dismiss this accomplishment?

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  • livus@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Well it’s not something I like so what arbitrary metric can I use to dismiss this accomplishment?

    Ugh, there's that mean-spirited, "let's assume the worst about people" attitude I hoped we left at reddit.

    I'm a cinephile with an interest in film history and I want to know where the new film stands on this list.

    If it knocks out Gone With The Wind, that has real implications not just for cinema history, but as an indicator of the health of the movie theater industry.

    I also stated that I want to see the film, so assuming I'm trying to "dismiss" it isn't reasonable.

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• MargotRobbie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Do it. Do it.

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