'Barbie' the movie breaks box office records

[00:01.69] 'Barbie' the movie breaks box office records

[00:09.23] The new movie "Barbie" is the biggest film of the year in the USA.

[00:13.97] It has broken several box office records.

[00:17.32] One of these is for making the most money for a non-superhero movie.

[00:22.89] Movie-goers in the USA paid a total of $162 million in the movie's opening weekend.

[00:32.10] Ticket sales worldwide were over $356 million.

[00:37.96] The film also made the most money for a movie made by a female director.

[00:44.39] "Barbie" was directed by Greta Gerwig,

[00:48.28] who also worked on the indie films

[00:50.52] "Lady Bird" and "Little Women".

[00:53.59] Gerwig also co-wrote "Barbie".

[00:57.21] It is likely that there will be sequels to the movie, so fans should get ready for "Barbie 2" and "Barbie 3".

[01:04.46] There may also be a spin-off that focuses on Barbie's friend Ken.

[01:10.60] Ms Gerwig's movie is about the Barbie fashion doll, made by the American toy company Mattel.

[01:18.69] The toy was created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler and launched in 1959.

[01:25.38] It has become one of the best-selling toys ever made.

[01:30.97] Over a billion Barbie dolls have been made worldwide. Since the 1980s, Barbie has been the star of video games,

[01:40.18] animated movies and TV series.

[01:42.97] In Gerwig's film, Barbie unexpectedly leaves her near-perfect animated world of Barbieland to live in the human world.

[01:53.30] Movie experts say it is refreshing that "Barbie" is such an original movie.

[01:59.17] People may be getting tired of superhero films.

[02:03.63] A critic said "Barbie" was a funny, entertaining and feminist movie.