Barbie opened at the cinemas with a bang and claimed the Number 1 spot at the box office. The film earned $155 million from 4,243 American theatres (domestic collections). This is the biggest opening weekend of 2023 as Barbie surpassed The Super Mario Bros. This is also the biggest opening weekend collection for a film directed by a woman. The international figures of Barbie are even more impressive. Greta Gerwig’s directorial grossed $182 million from 69 international markets, culminating in a $337 million worldwide weekend. However, in India Oppenheimer’s craze is unparalleled as Barbie only managed to earn rs. 18.50 crores while Oppenheimer opened with rs. 49 crores. Despite such glowing numbers, Barbie isn’t a financial success yet as the film boasts a huge budget of $145 million. So, how much of it went to cast? Let’s find out.
Margot Robbie And Ryan Gosling Are Making The Big Bucks!
Margot Robbie who plays stereotypical Barbie in the film has charged a massive salary of $12.5 million (rs. 102.5 crores). Robbie is also the producer of the film, so whether she will earn a percentage from the box office collections of the film has to be seen. Ryan Gosling, who is the second lead of the film portraying Ken earned a similar figure as Robbie, $12.5 million. Will Ferell, who plays the CEO of Mattel company in Barbie movie, has earned $2 million (US) for the part.
Barbie also features Emma Mackey as one of the Barbies and the Sex Education star is reportedly making $2 million for her role in the fantasy comedy. In comparison to the film’s competition – Oppenheimer, Barbie movie stars are charging comparatively higher fees. As Cillian Murphy only earned $10 million for Oppenheimer.
Barbie’s script has been co-written with Greta Gerwig and her partner Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story, Frances Ha, White Noise). Margot Robbie will star in the titular role with Ryan Gosling playing Ken, Barbie’s male counterpart. The rest of the cast includes, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Issa Rae, Ncuti Gatwa, Alexandra Shipp, Ariana Greenblatt, Sharon Rooney, Ana Cruz Kayne, Emma Mackay and Hari Nef.
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