Gerwig, who with Barbie had already become the first solo woman director to rake in more than $1 billion at the global box office, this week became the highest-grossing woman director of all time in the domestic market, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Gerwig is currently vying against Jennifer Lee, who co-directed the animated sequel to Disney’s Frozen with Chris Buck, to be the highest-grossing woman director of all time at the global box office.Starring Margot Robbie as the iconic doll and Ryan Gosling as boyfriend Ken, Barbie has earned a whopping $1.2 billion worldwide.
Last week Oppenheimer had been beaten by the Warner Bros. monster flick Meg 2: The Trench, which fell to fourth this week with an estimated $12.7 million.
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