Barbie surpasses The Dark Knight to become the highest-grossing film for Warner Bros.

Barbie continues to break records. The Greta Gerwig-directed film has now surpassed Christopher Nolan’s 2008 superhero film The Dark Knight at the US box office.

Barbie has so far grossed $537.5 million domestically, surpassing The Dark Knight’s total earnings of $536 million. Barbie is now the highest-grossing film of all time for Warner Bros. in the United States. Barbie is expected to surpass The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($574 million) in the coming days to become the biggest movie of 2023 in America.

Worldwide, Barbie has grossed $1.19 billion and is the second-highest-grossing film of 2023, behind only The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1.35 billion). Variety said Barbie “has a chance” to outdo The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

While Barbie is the WB’s biggest U.S. box office hit of all time, globally, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part II ($1.34 billion) remains the WB’s highest-grossing film globally. .

Gerwig is now the female director with the highest-grossing film at the domestic box office, surpassing Jennifer Lee, co-director of Frozen II.

Barbie will be released digitally for purchase on September 5. After that, it will be available to stream, and that should be on Max this fall.

Given the huge success of Barbie, a sequel seems likely, but it’s not yet confirmed (despite media reports). However, the company Mattel, maker of Barbie, is moving forward with movies based on some of its other famous toy properties, including Hot Wheels.