Barbie Trounces Domestic Box Office Record Held By Original The Avengers

Barbie has rocketed past 2012’s The Avengers at the domestic box office. The Greta Gerwig movie, which stars Margot Robbie as the titular doll who must travel to the real world after facing an existential crisis, opened in theaters on July 21. It immediately began shattering box office records left and right, quickly rising past $1 billion worldwide as it became the highest-grossing movie directed by a woman among many other accomplishments.