News that has been in the air for weeks now, and which is now supported by the available data. With its billions and $381 million collected worldwide (600 million or more in the US alone, the rest worldwide), Barbie becomes by far the most successful Warner Bros. film ever made. Released this summer, Greta Gerwig’s film starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell and more has quickly become a social and cultural phenomenon.
Gerwig’s works are of great interest from representatives of independent cinema. Lots of curiosity, especially around the script: Could Barbie, a commercial product often associated with childish frivolity, become a real character instead? Although the public is still quite divided on this issue, with fans on one side and detractors on the other, the reaction from cinemas seems to be unanimous: there was curiosity and there were a lot of people willing to satisfy it.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2) will have to pay the costs in the annals. The film, which adapted the last chapters of the seventh novel in the Wizard Boy series, ran for more than a decade. Released in 2011, David Yates’ film with Daniel Radcliffe was not afraid of comparison with either previous novels or DC superheroes., whatever generation he belongs to (he’s still taller than Nolan’s Batman and Phillips’ Joker, as well as Aquaman Van). A child who survived the green flare of Avada Kedavra fired in the face by Voldemort himself cannot resist the shocking pink color of Barbie’s outfit.
