“Barbie” has answered the billion-dollar question with a resounding “yes.” Barely three weeks into its run, writer-director Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster has raked in an astounding $1.03 billion at the global box office, according to official Warner Bros. estimates. This makes Gerwig the first solo female director with a billion-dollar movie.
They aren’t saying it anymore because they are obviously wrong (as always) but dumbfucks like Ben Shapiro predicted early on it would totally fail.
>“[Barbie is] absolutely going to fall off a cliff [at the box office],” Shapiro said of Barbie’s post-opening weekend prospects. “Repeat business is going to be nonexistent.”