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# CHART: Barbie (2023) emerges as the top-grossing female-directed movie ever
- URL: https://www.techloy.com/top-grossing-female-directed-movies-2023/
- Published: 2023-08-08T14:39:08.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-08T14:39:08.000Z
- Author: Emmanuel Oyedeji
- Tags: / Entertainment, / Insights

For decades, female directors have faced an uphill battle in the male-dominated mainstream film industry, often relegated to the sidelines in the realm of high-grossing movies. This narrative, however, is undergoing a remarkable shift, propelled by the success of "Barbie." 

The film, drenched in pink hues, has shattered records, crossing the $1 billion mark in global ticket sales after just three weekends in theatres according to Warner Bros Pictures, marking a significant milestone to become the highest-grossing movie directed solely by a woman.

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On the domestic front, "Barbie" – a movie directed by Oscar-nominated writer and director Greta Gerwig, raked in an impressive $459 million from North American theatres, with an additional $572.1 million pouring in from overseas screenings over the three weekends, culminating in a staggering total of $1.0315 billion, according to media analytics firm *Comscore*.

This figure surpasses the previous record held by the superhero movie "Wonder Woman" directed by director Patty Jenkins and the Cyberpunk action movie "Matrix Reloaded," as shown in the *Techloy* chart below.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/2023/08/Highest-Grossing-Female-Directed-Movies-in-2023-3.png)

Notably, three movies co-directed by women still occupy higher positions than "Barbie" in record sales. These include "Frozen" ($1.3 billion) and its sequel "Frozen 2" ($1.45 billion), both co-directed by Jennifer Lee, as well as "Captain Marvel" ($1.1 billion), co-directed by Anna Boden.

Overall, Barbie joins the top 53 movies that have breached the $1 billion threshold (without accounting for inflation) in the annals of modern box office history, according to a report by the *Guardian*.

Meanwhile, another theatre release "Oppenheimer," is also doing well in its own right. Having made $552 million globally in just three weeks, the J Robert Oppenheimer biopic starring Cillian Murphy has now claimed the title of the highest-grossing R-rated film of the year and ranks as the sixth-largest grossing film of the year overall, surpassing even "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania", per the *Guardian.*