Barbie Is Now Warner Bros.' Highest-Grossing Film Ever

Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in rollerblade gear in Barbie
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in rollerblade gear in Barbie


High five! You just passed another milestone, Barbie.

Over a century of making and releasing movies, Warner Bros. has put out some of the best and most popular movies of all time. Films like Casablanca, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Searchers, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Exorcist, Superman, Batman, Goodfellas, The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, and Justice League, just to name a few. However, as of today, one movie will stand on top of all of those. And that movie is Barbie.

Since 2011, Warner Bros.’ highest-grossing film ever has been Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which made over $1.3 billion worldwide. Well, Barbie is going to pass it today with no end in sight. Domestically, it was already the highest-grossing film of 2023 (passing The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s $575 million) which happened after it passed The Dark Knight ($533 million) as Warner Bros.’ highest-grossing film of all time domestically.

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