Box Office Prints, Barbie Film Reaches IDR 15 Trillion Less Than A Month

Barbie (Warner Bros.)

JAKARTA - Barbie film continues to set a new record as box office. The film has raised $1.03 billion or equivalent to IDR 15.2 trillion in the third week of its broadcast.

Launching Variety, this figure was obtained by Barbie film from the release of 17 days consisting of North America with 459 million US dollars and 572 million dollars internationally.

Barbie became the second film with an achievement of over 1 billion US dollars after previously The Super Mario Bros. with 1.35 billion US dollars.

It looks like Barbie's achievements will continue considering that this film is still showing in theaters. The film has not yet been released in several countries such as Japan and the United Arab Emirates.

In addition, this film makes Greta Gerwig the first female director with a film income of billions of dollars.

Barbie is also a new glory for the Warner Bros. production house. This film covers the income of Fast X, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.

"As a distribution party, we don't often make fun of the income of a film, but Barbilion goes beyond our predictions," said Jeff Goldstein, president of Warner Bros. distribution.

"This is a decisive moment for Barbie but no one but Greta Gerwig can bring the icon across generations and the world to life in a funny, emotional, and entertaining story that resonates with the four quadrants of cinemagoers and completely changes," he continued.

Goldstein also realized Barbie's release caused a phenomenon for spectators who filled the cinema building in pink.

The whole pink world. Long lines and repeat views prove that the film is back in a very big way, and we look forward to seeing how far Barbie can go in the real world, said Goldstein.

Barbie is Greta Gerwig's latest film produced by Warner Bros. This film tells of Barbie's adventures in finding the truth outside of life that she has lived in all this time.

Apart from Margot Robbie as the main character, this film also features a number of top stars such as Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Sharon Rooney, Dua Lipa, Nicola Coughlan, Ana Cruz Kayne, Ritu Arya, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Simu Liu, and others.