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137-489: Several films have been filmed on the Boardwalk, including Barbie , Nightcrawler , and A Nightmare on Elm Street . 33°58′59″N 118°28′13″W  /  33.983°N 118.4703°W  / 33.983; -118.4703 This Los Angeles –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Barbie (film) Barbie is a 2023 fantasy comedy film directed by Greta Gerwig from

274-546: A cultural icon and has been given honors that are rare in the toy world. In 1974, a section of Times Square in New York City was renamed Barbie Boulevard for a week. The Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris at the Louvre held a Barbie exhibit in 2016. The exhibit featured 700 Barbie dolls over two floors as well as works by contemporary artists and documents (newspapers, photos, video) that contextualize Barbie. In 1986,

411-534: A panda , a lion cub, and a zebra . She has owned a wide range of vehicles, including pink Beetle and Corvette convertibles , trailers, and Jeeps . She also holds a pilot 's license, and operates commercial airliners in addition to serving as a flight attendant . Barbie's careers are designed to show that women can take on a variety of roles in life, and the doll has been sold with a wide range of titles including Miss Astronaut Barbie (1965), Doctor Barbie (1988), and Nascar Barbie (1998). Barbie has become

548-469: A sleepover with the female cast members for them to establish positive relationships, also feeling that it "would be the most fun way to kick everything off." She opted to use filming techniques from the 1950s (as Barbie had been a popular toy since 1959) to create a period-accurate look. She also watched Powell and Pressburger 's A Matter of Life and Death (1946) to understand how pre-digital visual effects were used to create theatricality. To highlight

685-481: A "bold" and "trailblazer" figure. As a result, Will Ferrell 's portrayal as the Mattel CEO was meant to be an allegory for corporate America. Kreiz praised Ferrell and said that while Mattel officials took their brands seriously, they did not take themselves seriously. Gerwig and Robbie had felt the film was "most certainly a feminist film", but Mattel officials rejected the description. Gerwig and Robbie informed

822-489: A French Barbie poster went viral for including the tagline "Elle peut tout faire. Lui, c'est juste Ken" ("She can do everything. He's just Ken"). Ken is the verlan slang term for "fuck" in French—i.e. the phonological inversion of nique , while c'est ("he is") is a homophone for sait ("he knows how")—so the tagline could also be read as "She can do everything. He just knows how to fuck." Analysts concluded that

959-579: A Spanish language release in the United States and Puerto Rico on the TheaterEars app. Barbie was released on the same day as Oppenheimer , a biographical film about J. Robert Oppenheimer written and directed by Christopher Nolan based on the book American Prometheus , and distributed by Universal Pictures. Due to the tonal and genre contrast between the two films, many social media users created memes and ironic posts about how

1096-399: A cross-promotion Barbie doll with Oreo cookies in 1997 and 2001. While the 1997 release of the doll was only released in a white version, for the 2001 release Mattel manufactured both a white and a black version. The 2001 release Barbie Oreo School Time Fun was marketed as someone with whom young girls could play after class and share "America's favorite cookie". Critics argued that in

1233-624: A discontinued toy dog known for his defecating feature that lives with Weird Barbie, makes a non-speaking appearance. The concept of a live-action Barbie film was in development at Cannon Films in the mid-1980s. Renewed development on a film based on the Barbie toy line began in September 2009, when it was announced that Mattel had signed a partnership with Universal Pictures and producer Laurence Mark , but nothing came to fruition. In April 2014, Mattel teamed with Sony Pictures to produce

1370-928: A fan of Matchbox Twenty and "I never put anything in a movie I don't love." " Spice Up Your Life " by Spice Girls plays in a flashback scene showing a little girl's rough play creating "Weird Barbie." Barbie received an extensive marketing campaign. In the months leading up to its release, Mattel entered into several Barbie -themed promotional partnerships and collaborations with various brands, including Airbnb , Aldo Group , Bloomingdale's , Burger King Brazil, Chi Haircare, Forever 21 , Gap Inc. , Hot Topic , Krispy Kreme Philippines, Primark , Progressive Insurance , Spirit Halloween , Ulta , and Xbox . Studio parent company Warner Bros. Discovery also engaged in cross-promotion through its TV channels, most prominently with an HGTV renovation reality competition series, Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge , coproduced by Mattel Television, which premiered shortly before

1507-426: A film where she would be both "doing the thing and subverting the thing", in the sense that she would be celebrating the feminism behind Barbie while also noting the controversial beauty standards associated with it. She was also fascinated by the idea that humans created dolls, which in turn imitate humans, feeling that "we're in constant conversation with inanimate objects" while also conveying an affirmative message to

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1644-534: A gap in the market, Handler suggested the idea of an adult-bodied doll to her husband Elliot , a co-founder of the Mattel toy company. He was unenthusiastic about the idea, as were Mattel's directors. During a trip to Switzerland in 1956 with her children Barbara and Kenneth , Ruth Handler came across a German toy doll called Bild Lilli . The adult-figured doll was exactly what Handler had in mind, so she purchased three of them. She gave one to her daughter and took

1781-814: A gavel accessory. In May 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic , Mattel announced a new line of career dolls modeled after the first responders and essential workers of 2020. For every doll purchased, Mattel donated a doll to the First Responders Children's Foundation. In February 2022, Mattel celebrated its 60-year anniversary of the Barbie Dreamhouse by partnering with Habitat for Humanity International. Mattel committed to taking on 60 projects, including new construction, home preservation, and neighborhood revitalization. In July 1992, Mattel released Teen Talk Barbie , which spoke

1918-447: A good source for a story. Gosling compared Gerwig's vision to Milton Glaser 's I Love New York logo as he felt Gerwig created the film's characters as a way of understanding the contemporary world. Ken has the only power ballad in the film, and Gerwig had identified it as the moment in which she felt the film transcended what a Barbie film traditionally should have been. Gerwig and Robbie searched for actresses with "Barbie energy",

2055-678: A makeover. In 2011, Mattel launched a campaign for Ken to win Barbie's affections back. The pair officially reunited in Valentine's Day 2011. Beginning with Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures in 2018, the pair are seen as just friends or next-door neighbors until a brief return to pre-2018 aesthetics in the 2023 television show, Barbie: A Touch of Magic . Mattel has created a range of companions and relatives for Barbie. She has three younger sisters: Skipper , Stacie , and Chelsea (named Kelly until 2011). Her sisters have co-starred in many entries of

2192-412: A marketing strategy based extensively on television advertising, which has been copied widely by other toys. In 2006, it was estimated that over a billion Barbie dolls had been sold worldwide in over 150 countries, with Mattel claiming that three Barbie dolls are sold every second. Sales of Barbie dolls declined sharply from 2014 to 2016. According to MarketWatch , the release of the 2023 film Barbie

2329-460: A multimedia franchise since 1984, including video games, animated films , television/web series, and a live-action film . Barbie and her male counterpart, Ken , have been described as the two most popular dolls in the world. Mattel generates a large portion of Barbie's revenue through related merchandise —accessories, clothes, friends, and relatives of Barbie. Writing for Journal of Popular Culture in 1977, Don Richard Cox noted that Barbie has

2466-526: A number of phrases including "Will we ever have enough clothes?", "I love shopping!", and "Wanna have a pizza party?" Each doll was programmed to say four out of 270 possible phrases, so that no two given dolls were likely to be the same (the number of possible combinations is 270!/(266!4!) = 216,546,345). One of these 270 phrases was "Math class is tough!", which led to criticism from the American Association of University Women ; about 1.5% of all

2603-465: A painted sky in a soundstage. Which is an illusion, but it's also really there. The painted backdrop is really there. The tangibility of the artifice is something that we kept going back to." The script also contains candid criticism of Mattel , which created skepticism among Mattel officials when they received the first version. However, Kreiz decided to trust Gerwig. Brenner noted that "being safe in this world doesn't work" as she interpreted Barbie to be

2740-577: A part in the film after paying for Robbie's meal in London during production. Helen Mirren narrated the film's trailer and the film itself. Robbie and Gosling were each paid $ 12.5 million for their participation as actors. Olivia Colman filmed a cameo but it was cut from the film. Robbie wanted Gal Gadot to play a Barbie in the film, but Gadot was unavailable due to scheduling conflicts. Gerwig wanted her frequent collaborators Timothée Chalamet and Saoirse Ronan to make cameo appearances, but neither

2877-462: A private collection of 4,000 Barbie dolls being sold by two Dutch women, Ietje Raebel and her daughter Marina. In recent years, Mattel has sold a wide range of Barbie dolls aimed specifically at collectors, including porcelain versions, vintage reproductions, and depictions of Barbie as a range of characters from film and television series such as The Munsters and Star Trek . There are also collector's edition dolls depicting Barbie dolls with

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3014-559: A range of different ethnic identities. In 2004, Mattel introduced the Color Tier system for its collector's edition Barbie dolls including pink, silver, gold, and platinum, depending on how many of the dolls are produced. In 2020, Mattel introduced the Dia De Los Muertos collectible Barbie doll, the second collectible released as part of the company's La Catrina line which was launched in 2019. Barbie has frequently been

3151-426: A scene featuring Robbie's Barbie telling an older woman that she is beautiful after being requested to remove it, as she felt that the scene epitomized "the heart of the movie." She also desired to provide a "counterargument" to Barbie by featuring a scene in which Barbie learns that some women do not like her, and felt it gave the film "real intellectual and emotional power." As such, a scene is featured in which Barbie

3288-532: A screenplay she wrote with Noah Baumbach . Based on the fashion dolls by Mattel , it is the first live-action Barbie film after numerous animated films and specials . Starring Margot Robbie as the title character and Ryan Gosling as Ken , the film follows them on a journey of self-discovery through Barbieland and the real world following an existential crisis . The supporting cast includes America Ferrera , Michael Cera , Kate McKinnon , Issa Rae , Rhea Perlman , and Will Ferrell . A live-action Barbie film

3425-434: A significant impact on social values by conveying characteristics of female independence, and with her multitude of accessories, an idealized upscale lifestyle that can be shared with affluent friends. Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most children's toy dolls were representations of infants. Realizing that there could be

3562-401: A strike action , effectively halting any promotional event that involved the guild's members. Robbie showed her support for the action. SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher later claimed that the studios "duped" the guild into accepting a 12-day extension for negotiations to continue promoting summer films like Barbie . To coincide with the film's release, a stop motion crossover trailer with

3699-544: A symbol of decadence to the perverted West. Let us beware of her dangers and be careful." The 2003 Saudi ban was temporary. In Muslim-majority nations, there is an alternative doll called Fulla , which was introduced in November 2003 and is equivalent to Barbie, but is designed specifically to represent traditional Islamic values. Fulla is not manufactured by Mattel (although Mattel still licenses Fulla dolls and franchises for sale in certain markets), and (as of January 2021)

3836-401: A teenage fashion model, Barbie has appeared as an astronaut, surgeon, Olympic athlete, downhill skier, aerobics instructor, TV news reporter, vet, rock star, doctor, army officer, air force pilot, summit diplomat, rap musician, presidential candidate (party undefined), baseball player, scuba diver, lifeguard, fire-fighter, engineer, dentist, and many more.   [...] When Barbie first burst into

3973-510: A toy box for remanufacturing, but she escapes with Gloria and Sasha's help, and the three travel to Barbieland with Mattel executives in pursuit. Meanwhile, Ken learns about patriarchy and feels respected for the first time. He returns to Barbieland to persuade the other Kens to take over. The Kens begin to indoctrinate the Barbies into submissive roles, such as agreeable girlfriends, housewives, and maids. Barbie arrives and attempts to convince

4110-514: A trait they described as "a certain ineffable combination of beauty and exuberance." In October 2021, Ryan Gosling entered final negotiations to play Ken in the film. America Ferrera , Simu Liu and Kate McKinnon were cast in February 2022. Liu auditioned for the film after his agent raved about the script being one of the best they had ever read. In March 2022, Ariana Greenblatt , Alexandra Shipp , and Emma Mackey were revealed to be in

4247-526: A year. Vintage Barbie dolls from the early years are the most valuable at auction , and while the original Barbie was sold for $ 3.00 in 1959, a mint boxed Barbie from 1959 sold for $ 3552.50 on eBay in October 2004. On September 26, 2006, a Barbie doll set a world record at auction of £9,000 sterling (US$ 17,000) at Christie's in London. The doll was a Barbie in Midnight Red from 1965 and was part of

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4384-512: Is being stared at inappropriately on the Venice Beach, which Gerwig chose to feature as she felt it was a universal experience, being especially relevant for actors. She was inspired by an audition she did in which she wore overalls and felt that she did not perform well in. The ending of the film features Barbie saying the line "I'm here to see my gynecologist", with Gerwig describing it as a "mic drop kind of joke." She had chosen to include

4521-451: Is expected to create "significant growth" for the brand until at least 2030. As well as reinvigorated sales, the release of the film triggered a fashion trend known as "Barbiecore" and a film-related cultural phenomena named Barbenheimer . Since 1984, in response to a rise of digital and interactive media and a gradual decline in toys and doll sales at that time, Barbie has been featured in an eponymous media franchise beginning with

4658-419: Is just further proof that Robbie was made to play this role. She just looks like a Barbie doll come to life—it's almost uncanny." On June 15, 2022, a second still featuring Ryan Gosling as Ken was released. Despite noting similarities between his look in the image and his previous roles, The Guardian asserted that "there is a very strong chance that this will be [Gosling's] defining role." A Barbie booth

4795-544: Is more assertive in its "Latinx" marketing and product labeling. Mattel has responded to criticisms pointing to a lack of diversity in the line. In 2016, Mattel expanded the So In Style line to include seven skin tones, twenty-two eye colors, and twenty-four hairstyles. Part of the reason for this change was due to declining sales. The brand now offers over 22 skin tones , 94 hair colors , 13 eye colors and five body types . Mattel teamed up with Nabisco to launch

4932-435: Is narrated by Helen Mirren . Along with a theatrical poster, the teaser trailer was released to the public on December 16, 2022. Rolling Stone praised the 2001 homage and the trailer's vibrant colors, and remarked on its vague hints of the plot: "One has to wonder when, or better yet how, it will all get shaken up." At the 2023 Academy Awards , Robbie co-presented a tribute to Warner Bros with Morgan Freeman . During

5069-582: Is the nine-dash line", and suggested adding a disclaimer to the film instead of banning its release. Senator Robin Padilla , chairman of the Senate mass media committee , suggested that the film producers must edit out references to the nine-dash line or risk the film being banned. On July 11, the Philippines' Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) came to the conclusion that there

5206-636: The 14th-highest-grossing film of all time . Named one of the top ten films of 2023 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute , Barbie received widespread critical acclaim and other accolades , including eight Academy Award nominations (among them Best Picture ), winning Best Original Song for " What Was I Made For? "; the song also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song while

5343-507: The Apostles' Creed . For the narrative arc, she was partially inspired by the non-fiction book Reviving Ophelia (1994) by Mary Pipher , which accounts the effects of societal pressures on American teenage girls. She also found inspiration in classic Technicolor musicals such as The Red Shoes (1948) and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), and said: "They have such a high level of what we came to call authentic artificiality. You have

5480-501: The Barbie film series, starting with Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale from 2013. 'Retired' members of Barbie's family included Todd (twin brother to Stacie), Krissy (a baby sister), and Francie (cousin). Barbie's friends include Hispanic Teresa , Midge , African American Christie, and Steven (Christie's boyfriend). Barbie was also friendly with Blaine , an Australian surfer, during her split with Ken in 2004. Barbie has had over 40 pets including cats and dogs, horses,

5617-582: The Generation Girl books, published by Golden Books in 1999, she attended the fictional Manhattan International High School in New York City (based on the real-life Stuyvesant High School ). She has an on-off romantic relationship with her then-boyfriend Ken (full name "Kenneth Sean Carson"), who first appeared in 1961. A news release from Mattel in February 2004 announced that Barbie and Ken had decided to split up, but in February 2006, they were hoping to rekindle their relationship after Ken had

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5754-675: The VAI Resort complex , located 15 miles (24 km) west of Phoenix, Arizona . In 2009, to celebrate the franchise's 50th anniversary, a runway show was held in New York for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week . The event showcased fashions contributed by fifty well-known haute couturiers including Diane von Fürstenberg , Vera Wang , Calvin Klein , Bob Mackie , and Christian Louboutin . In 2019, Mattel launched

5891-531: The elevator of Barbie's $ 100 Dream House. Mattel announced that it would redesign the house in the future to accommodate the doll. In July 2024, Mattel released the first blind Barbie in collaboration with the American Foundation for the Blind . Alongside this, the company also launched a black Barbie with Down syndrome . In March 2018, in time for International Women's Day , Mattel unveiled

6028-400: The maximalism of Barbie, Gerwig said the " ontology of Barbie" was similar to what she perceived as William Shakespeare 's maximalism, which she enjoyed in his works. She grounded the film in what she described as a "heightened theatricality that allows you to deal with big ideas in the midst of anarchic play." She also described the film as being anarchic, unhinged, and humanist. She felt

6165-671: The "Barbie Celebrates Role Models" campaign with a line of 17 dolls, informally known as "sheroes", from diverse backgrounds "to showcase examples of extraordinary women". Mattel developed this collection in response to mothers concerned about their daughters having positive female role models. Dolls in this collection include Frida Kahlo , Patti Jenkins , Chloe Kim , Nicola Adams , Ibtihaj Muhammad , Bindi Irwin , Amelia Earhart , Misty Copeland , Helene Darroze , Katherine Johnson , Sara Gama , Martyna Wojciechowska , Gabby Douglas , Guan Xiaotong , Ava Duvernay , Yuan Yuan Tan , Iris Apfel , Ashley Graham and Leyla Piedayesh . In 2020,

6302-487: The "Barbie Dream Gap Project" to raise awareness of the phenomenon known as the "Dream Gap": beginning at the age of five, girls begin to doubt their own intelligence, where boys do not. This leads to boys pursuing careers requiring a higher intelligence, and girls being underrepresented in those careers. As an example, in the U.S., 33% of sitting judges are female. This statistic inspired the release of Judge Barbie in four different skin tones and hairstyles with judge robes and

6439-583: The "Jewish" Barbie brand is still available in other Muslim -majority countries including Egypt and Indonesia . In Iran , the Sara and Dara dolls , which were introduced in March 2002, are available as an alternative to Barbie, even though they have not been as successful. In November 2014, Mattel received criticism over the book I Can Be a Computer Engineer , which depicted Barbie as personally inept at computers , requiring her two male friends complete all of

6576-664: The 1946 Kaufmann Desert House by Richard Neutra , and the photography of Slim Aarons . Gerwig wanted to capture "what was so ridiculously fun about the Dreamhouses", alluding to its previous models, and referenced Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), the paintings of Wayne Thiebaud , and the apartment of Gene Kelly 's character in the Technicolor musical An American in Paris (1951). "Everything needed to be tactile, because toys are, above all, things you touch", Gerwig said of

6713-461: The 1989 song " Closer to Fine " by the Indigo Girls and the 1997 song " Push " by Matchbox Twenty , the latter of which Ken adopts as his favorite song after visiting the real world, which becomes "a tongue-in-cheek anthem of patriarchal dominance" in the fictional Barbieland. While many reviews of the film interpreted this as a critique of the song, director Greta Gerwig said that she was

6850-615: The 2013 feature-length documentary Magical Universe . Carbee's collage art was presented in the 2016 Barbie exhibit at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris in the section about visuals artists who have been inspired by Barbie. In 2013, in Taiwan , the first Barbie-themed restaurant called "Barbie Café" opened under the Sinlaku group. The Economist has emphasized the importance of Barbie to children's imagination: From her early days as

6987-527: The African American community, Oreo is a derogatory term meaning that the person is "black on the outside and white on the inside", like the chocolate sandwich cookie itself. In May 1997, Mattel introduced Share a Smile Becky , a doll in a pink wheelchair . Kjersti Johnson, a 17-year-old high school student in Tacoma, Washington with cerebral palsy , pointed out that the doll would not fit into

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7124-408: The Barbie dolls as "a very useful way to look at different ideas of femininity : what that means, who owns it, and who it's aimed at" and reflected this idea in how she dressed the characters. While the majority of the clothing featured in the film were sourced by Durran and her team, they also pulled pieces from the fashion archives of Chanel . Ivana Primorac was the lead hair and makeup artist for

7261-441: The Barbies hold prestigious jobs in law, science, politics, and so on. Ken ("Beach Ken") is only happy when he is with Barbie, and he seeks a closer relationship with her, but she rebuffs him in favor of other activities and female friendships. One evening at a dance party, Barbie is suddenly stricken with worries about mortality . Overnight, she develops bad breath, cellulite , and flat feet , disrupting her routines and impairing

7398-438: The Barbies to be independent again but fails, and she becomes depressed. Gloria expresses her frustration with the conflicting standards women are forced to follow in the real world. Gloria's speech restores Barbie's confidence. With the assistance of Sasha, Weird Barbie, Allan , and the discontinued dolls, Gloria uses her knowledge from the real world to deprogram the Barbies from their indoctrination. The Barbies then manipulate

7535-605: The Chinese, the nine-dash line signifies their legitimate claims to the South China Sea", and "to the Vietnamese, it symbolizes a brazen act of imperialist bullying that elevates Chinese national interest over an older shared set of interests of socialist brotherhood." Harvard University professor Huệ-Tâm Hồ Tài  [ vi ] said since the producers of the film were aiming for the mainland Chinese market in

7672-730: The Dreamhouse , Barbie: Dreamtopia , Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures , Barbie: It Takes Two and Barbie: A Touch of Magic . Aside in lead roles, she has appeared as a supporting character in the Toy Story films between its second and third sequels with a cameo at the fourth and the My Scene media franchise. In 2015, Barbie began appearing as a vlogger on YouTube called Barbie Vlogger where she talks about her fictional life, fashion, friends and family , and even charged topics such as mental health and racism . She

7809-632: The Kens into fighting among themselves, which distracts them from enshrining male superiority into Barbieland's constitution, allowing the Barbies to regain power. Having now experienced systemic oppression for themselves, the Barbies resolve to rectify the faults of their previous society, emphasizing better treatment of the Kens and all outcasts. Barbie and Ken make amends, acknowledging their past mistakes. When Ken bemoans his lack of purpose without Barbie, she encourages him to find an autonomous identity. Barbie, who remains unsure of her own identity, meets with

7946-503: The MTRCB's decision, but expressed his dismay at it emerging a day before the seventh anniversary of Philippines' victory in an arbitration over the nine-dash line on July 12, 2016. The film was released in the Philippines on July 19, 2023. Barbie Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler , manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959. The toy

8083-496: The Philippines, Senator Francis Tolentino , vice chairman of the Philippine Senate Committee on Foreign Relations , told CNN Philippines that Barbie may also be banned in the country because it "denigrates" Filipino sovereignty. Senator Jinggoy Estrada called the film to be banned over the alleged inclusion of the nine-dash line; opposition senator Risa Hontiveros quipped "the movie is fiction, and so

8220-537: The United States as promotional specials until 2017. Since 2017, the film series were revamped as streaming television films, branded as animated "specials" and released through streaming media services, primarily on Netflix . At the time of the release of Barbie in the Pink Shoes on February 26, 2013, the film series have sold over 110 million units globally. Since 2012, she has appeared in several television and web series ; including Barbie: Life in

8357-617: The United States, and by 18% worldwide, with much of the drop being attributed to the popularity of Bratz dolls. In December 2006, Mattel sued MGA Entertainment for $ 1 billion, alleging that Bratz creator Carter Bryant was working for Mattel when he developed the idea for Bratz . On July 17, 2008, a federal jury agreed that the Bratz line was created by Carter Bryant while he was working for Mattel and that MGA and its chief executive officer Isaac Larian were liable for converting Mattel property for their own use and intentionally interfering with

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8494-516: The actual nine-dash line. The nine-dash line is controversial due to maritime border disputes between China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines. On July 3, 2023, Vietnamese newspaper Tuổi Trẻ quoted Vi Kiến Thành  [ vi ] , head of the Department of Cinema , as announcing that Barbie would be banned in Vietnam because it contained "the offending image of

8631-684: The advantages of the IMAX format. The post-credits scene includes an intro of Margot Robbie's Barbie, in her 1959 Barbie bathing suit, taking a human-sized Ken doll on camera, which transforms into Ryan Gosling's Ken; followed by humorous outtakes, e.g. whether Barbie should marry Barney the Dinosaur , and a voiceover by Robbie hoping people enjoyed the experience. Too, as Sarah Little notes on Screen Rant , "The meta post-credits scene features [narrator Helen] Mirren as herself walking in on Midge, played by Emerald Fennell, giving birth." The film also received

8768-546: The alleged appearance of the nine-dash line (a depiction of the South China Sea from Chinese perspective) in the film began when Vietnam 's film censorship authority banned the film for allegedly displaying such lines. In contrast, the counterpart from the Philippines requested that the lines in question be blurred. Both countries have banned the films Abominable (2019) and Uncharted (2022) for featuring

8905-693: The animated film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem from Paramount Pictures , produced by Seth Rogen , was released on July 20, 2023. Barbie had its world premiere at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on July 9, 2023, followed by the European premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square in London on July 12, 2023. It was released theatrically in the United States and the United Kingdom on July 21, 2023, taking over

9042-409: The artist Andy Warhol created a painting of Barbie. The painting sold at auction at Christie's , London for $ 1.1   million. In 2015, The Andy Warhol Foundation then teamed up with Mattel to create an Andy Warhol Barbie. Outsider artist Al Carbee took thousands of photographs of Barbie and created countless collages and dioramas featuring Barbie in various settings. Carbee was the subject of

9179-492: The audience to "just be yourself and know that that's enough." The film deliberately juxtaposed contradictory messaging, such as critiquing consumerism yet glamorizing plastic products; and in the film's ending, where Barbie desires to be more than just a plastic doll. Gerwig made the film as an "earnest attempt to make amends" between affirming women's worth and conveying the impossibility of perfection, which some perceived to be standards associated with Barbie. Reflecting upon

9316-484: The aura of classic perfection experienced by the Barbies. Weird Barbie, a disfigured doll, tells Barbie to find the child playing with her in the real world to cure her afflictions. Barbie follows the advice and she travels to the real world, with a Ken joining Barbie by stowing away in her convertible. After arriving in Venice Beach , Barbie punches a man after he gropes her. The duo are briefly arrested. Alarmed by

9453-471: The cast. Will Ferrell joined the cast in April, along with Issa Rae , Michael Cera , Hari Nef , Kingsley Ben-Adir , Rhea Perlman , Ncuti Gatwa , Emerald Fennell , Sharon Rooney , Scott Evans , Ana Cruz Kayne , Connor Swindells , Ritu Arya and Jamie Demetriou . In April 2023, a trailer revealed that John Cena had joined the cast. It was later reported that Cena had spontaneously been offered

9590-426: The company announced a new release of "shero" dolls, including Paralympic champion Madison de Rozario , and world four-time sabre champion Olga Kharlan . In July 2021, Mattel released a Naomi Osaka Barbie doll as a part of the 'Barbie Role Model' series. Osaka originally partnered with Barbie two years earlier. A month earlier, a Julie Bishop doll was released to acknowledge the former Australian politician, as

9727-436: The company's entire remaining stock of pink. Because Gerwig also wanted to use practical builds, and had to film sequences in miniature models, then composite the footage onto the actual image. She began discussing the production design with cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, Greenwood, and costume designer Jacqueline Durran a year in advance of filming. She also called director Peter Weir for inspiration on Barbie Land, with

9864-465: The contractual duties owed by Bryant to Mattel. On August 26, the jury found that Mattel would have to be paid $ 100 million in damages. On December 3, 2008, U.S. District Judge Stephen Larson banned MGA from selling Bratz. He allowed the company to continue selling the dolls until the winter holiday season ended. On appeal, a stay was granted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ;

10001-553: The doll (with help from local inventor-designer Jack Ryan ) and the doll was given a new name, Barbie , after Handler's daughter Barbara. The doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York City on March 9, 1959. This date is also used as Barbie's official birthday. The first Barbie doll wore a black-and-white zebra striped swimsuit and signature topknot ponytail , and

10138-758: The doll's chest, which had distinct breasts. Barbie sold about 350,000 units in her first year, beating market expectations and generating upside risk for investors. Sales of Barbie exceeded Mattel's ability to produce her for the first three years of her run. The market stabilized for the next decade while volume and margin increased by exporting refurbished dolls to Japan . Barbie was manufactured in Japan during this time, with her clothes hand-stitched by Japanese homeworkers. Louis Marx and Company sued Mattel in March 1961. After licensing Lilli, they claimed that Mattel had "infringed on Greiner & Hausser's patent for Bild-Lilli's hip joint", and also claimed that Barbie

10275-411: The doll's eyes were adjusted to look forwards rather than having the demure sideways glance of the original model. This would be the last adjustment Ruth would make to her own creation as, three years later, she and her husband Elliot were removed from their posts at Mattel after an investigation found them guilty of issuing false and misleading financial reports. Barbie was one of the first toys to have

10412-408: The dolls sold said the phrase. The doll was often erroneously misattributed in the media as having said "Math is hard!" In October 1992, Mattel announced that Teen Talk Barbie would no longer say "Math class is tough!", and offered a swap to anyone who owned a doll that did. In 2002, Mattel introduced a line of pregnant Midge (and baby) dolls, but this Happy Family line was quickly pulled from

10549-475: The dolls' presence in the real world, the CEO of Mattel orders their recapture. Barbie tracks down her owner, a teenage girl named Sasha, who criticizes Barbie for encouraging unrealistic beauty standards. Distraught, Barbie discovers that Gloria, a Mattel employee and Sasha's mother, inadvertently caused Barbie's existential crisis after starting to play with Sasha's old Barbie dolls. Mattel attempts to put Barbie in

10686-413: The female presence of music producers , DJs and audio engineers – to inspire more girls to explore a future in music production. In 2023, Mattel broke ground on a theme park near Phoenix, Arizona . The park is to open in 2024 and highlights Mattel's toys, including a Barbie Beach House, a Thomas & Friends themed ride, and a Hot Wheels go-kart race track. The theme park will take place at

10823-416: The film originated from the "deep isolation of the pandemic ", opining that the line in which Barbie says "Do you guys ever think about dying?" exemplifies the film's anarchic nature. She also found the idea of Barbie being "constrained in multitudes" as "all of these women are Barbie and Barbie is all of these women" to be "trippy" and felt as a result, Barbie did not need to have her own personal life, as she

10960-483: The film received the inaugural Golden Globe Award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement . A "stereotypical" Barbie and fellow dolls reside in Barbieland, a matriarchal society populated by different versions of Barbie, Ken , and a group of discontinued models who are treated like outcasts due to their unconventional traits. While the Kens spend their days playing at the beach, considering it their profession,

11097-478: The film was released on May 25, 2023. Critics noted its existential tone set against upbeat music. Ben Travis of Empire said: "There's much to discuss here—not least, that it looks visually impeccable" and speculated Academy Awards attention for its production and costume design. A float promoting the film was featured in the 2023 WeHo Pride Parade in Los Angeles; two of its LGBTQ+ cast members, Alexandra Shipp and Scott Evans, were present. In June 2023,

11234-482: The film's release. Trade publication Variety reported that Warner Bros. spent $ 150 million promoting Barbie —more than the $ 145 million budget used to produce the film itself. A first-look image of the film was revealed during a Warner Bros. presentation at CinemaCon in April 2022. Released to the public on April 27, 2022, it showed Margot Robbie as Barbie, behind the wheel of her iconic pink 1956 Chevrolet Corvette . Collider commented: "This photo

11371-536: The film, which would have Jenny Bicks writing the screenplay and Laurie MacDonald and Walter F. Parkes producing through their Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation banner. Filming was anticipated to begin by the end of the year. In March 2015, Diablo Cody was brought onto the project to rewrite the screenplay, and Amy Pascal joined the producing team. Sony ordered further rewrites by Lindsey Beer, Bert V. Royal and Hillary Winston, who submitted separate drafts. In December 2016, Amy Schumer entered negotiations for

11508-712: The film. In 2024, Primorac and Marie Larkin and Clare Corsick jointly won the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling in a Feature-Length Motion Picture for Barbie . Principal photography began on March 22, 2022, at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in England and wrapped on July 21. Among the notable locations was the Venice Beach Skatepark in Los Angeles, California. Rodrigo Prieto served as cinematographer. Prior to filming, Gerwig organized

11645-786: The globe. For example, in 2007, it introduced " Cinco de Mayo Barbie" wearing a ruffled red, white, and green dress (echoing the Mexican flag). Hispanic magazine reports that: [O]ne of the most dramatic developments in Barbie's history came when she embraced multi-culturalism and was released in a wide variety of native costumes, hair colors and skin tones to more closely resemble the girls who idolized her. Among these were Cinco De Mayo Barbie, Spanish Barbie, Peruvian Barbie, Mexican Barbie and Puerto Rican Barbie. She also has had close Hispanic friends, such as Teresa. Professor Emilie Rose Aguilo-Perez argued that over time, Mattel shifted from ambiguous Hispanic presentations in their dolls to one that

11782-532: The hopes that it would be a blockbuster, "they are ready to accept [mainland China's] view of geography. Disinformation works by repetition." New York University professor Kevin Li said, "In my view, banning [ Barbie ] was a no-brainer." In response to Vietnam's ban, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated at a press briefing on July 4 that the "South China Sea issue" should not be linked with "normal cultural exchange." When news of Vietnam's ban reached

11919-439: The idea of a French Riviera beach in the early 1960s" and drew inspiration from actress Brigitte Bardot . For Ken's outfits, Durran zeroed in a look composed of colorful sportswear from the 1980s , while actor Ryan Gosling suggested a Ken-branded underwear for the character. Durran closely adapted outfits from past iterations of Barbie dolls, such as the 1993 "Western Stampin ' " dolls and the 1994 "Hot Skatin ' " dolls. She noted

12056-514: The idea of creating it as an "interior soundstage world". Costume designer Jacqueline Durran , who previously collaborated with Gerwig on Little Women (2019), employed a practical approach to create Barbie's wardrobe: "The defining characteristic of what she wears is where she's going and what she's doing, [i]t's about being completely dressed for your job or task." To match the film's Barbieland setting, Durran and her team created costumes made of roughly fifteen color combinations "that riffed off

12193-544: The line as she had wanted to instill confidence in younger girls, as she had been embarrassed about her body when she was younger. Barbie also explores the negative consequences of hierarchical power structures, with Gerwig saying that she extrapolated that "Barbies rule and Kens are an underclass" and felt it was similar to the Planet of the Apes . Ken has low self-esteem and seeks approval from Barbie, which Gerwig identified as

12330-649: The market due to complaints that she promoted teen pregnancy, though Midge was supposed to be a married adult. In September 2003, the Middle Eastern country of Saudi Arabia outlawed the sale of Barbie dolls and franchises, stating that they did not conform to the ideals of Islam . The Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice warned, "Jewish Barbie dolls, with their revealing clothes and shameful postures, accessories and tools are

12467-599: The montage, they reflected on the roles and projects they had shared with the company, and Freeman eventually referred to Robbie as 'Barbie'. On April 4, 2023, 24 character posters of the several Barbies and Kens featured in the film, tagged with brief descriptions, were shared on Barbie 's social media accounts. Empire remarked: "You might have thought that Multiverse fever would be constrained generally to comic book films and never-would-have-called-it Oscar winners [ Everything Everywhere All at Once ]. But ... it seems Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie will also be flooding

12604-418: The necessary tasks to restore two laptops after she accidentally infects her and her sister's laptop with a malware -laced USB flash drive, before ultimately getting credit for recovering her sister's school project. Critics felt that the characterization of Barbie as a software designer lacking low-level technical skills was sexist, as other books in the I Can Be... series depicted Barbie as someone who

12741-413: The nine-dash line." The Tiền Phong newspaper reported that the nine-dash line "appears multiple times in the film." The film was originally scheduled to be released in Vietnam on July 21. Speaking to Voice of America , Trịnh Hữu Long (founder of the research group Legal Initiatives for Vietnam) said, "The censors will even be praised for overreacting to the unclear map, by both their superiors and

12878-499: The original release date of the now unreleased Coyote vs. Acme . Previous iterations of the project were set for June 2, 2017; May 12, 2017; June 29, 2018; August 8, 2018; and May 8, 2020. In August 2023, it was announced that the film would be re-released in IMAX theaters on September 22, 2023, for one week only, along with a new post-credit scene . The IMAX edition starts with an onscreen introduction by Greta Gerwig, who notes

13015-495: The others back to Mattel. The Lilli doll was based on a popular character appearing in a satirical comic strip drawn by Reinhard Beuthin for the newspaper Bild . The Lilli doll was first sold in West Germany in 1955, and although it was initially sold to adults, it became popular with children who enjoyed dressing her up in outfits that were available separately. Upon her return to the United States, Handler redesigned

13152-430: The practical with the digital. Practical miniatures were built, scanned and captured with photogrammetry inspiring the creation of hundreds of digital miniatures to populate Barbie Land vistas, set extensions, backdrops and full CG shots. Pratt worked with visual effects studios Framestore on Barbie Land scenes and UPP on the invisible effects deployed in the real world and a car chase sequence. The palette chosen for

13289-451: The project, and Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt assumed scoring duties. The score was released by WaterTower Music on August 4, 2023. Ronson was also tasked with curating a compilation soundtrack that matched Gerwig's vision for Barbie . As the film was being edited, Ronson and Gerwig showed some of its scenes to artists they wanted on the soundtrack. The soundtrack, Barbie the Album ,

13426-720: The project. Margot Robbie entered early talks for the role, and Patty Jenkins was briefly considered as director. Kreiz was determined to cast Robbie after meeting with her; both he and Brenner felt that Robbie's appearance resembled that of a conventional Barbie doll and were impressed by her ideas. Initial meetings occurred at the Polo Lounge located in The Beverly Hills Hotel . Brenner eventually partnered with Robbie's production company, LuckyChap Entertainment , and Robbie's husband Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara were enlisted as producers. Robbie's casting

13563-572: The public, because anti-China sentiment runs deep into the country's political culture", and that "the government is surely using legitimate nationalist reasoning to strengthen its entire censorship system", while Michael Caster at the free expression group Article 19 said, "Maps are political, and borders often bear historical wounds, but rather than ensuring free and open discussion, the knee jerk response to censor seldom supports historical or transitional justice." Speaking to Vox , University of California, Berkeley professor Peter Zinoman said, "To

13700-517: The pun was most likely intentional, as the slang term is common knowledge among French speakers; Warner Bros. would neither confirm nor deny this. Leading up to the release, pink billboards, blank apart from the film's release date, appeared worldwide, and a real-world " Barbie Dreamhouse " in Malibu, California became available to rent through Airbnb. On July 14, 2023, SAG-AFTRA , an American labor union of film, television and voice actors, declared

13837-520: The release of two eponymous video games, one that year and another in 1991 and two syndicated television specials released in 1987; Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World and its sequel . She then began to appear as a virtual actress in a series of direct-to-video animated feature films with Barbie in the Nutcracker in 2001, which were also broadcast on Nickelodeon in

13974-411: The role due to scheduling conflicts, and Gerwig was announced as director and co-writer with Baumbach in 2020. The rest of the cast was announced in early 2022. Principal photography occurred primarily at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden , England, and at the Venice Beach Skatepark in Los Angeles from March to July 2022. Barbie premiered at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on July 9, 2023, and

14111-590: The same molds for the Caucasian Barbies, new ones were created. In addition, facial features, skin tones, hair texture, and names were all altered. The body shapes looked different, but the proportions were the same to ensure clothing and accessories were interchangeable. In September 2009, Mattel introduced the So In Style range, which was intended to create a more realistic depiction of African-American people than previous dolls. Starting in 1980, it produced Hispanic dolls, and later came models from across

14248-543: The scenes in Barbie Land was inspired by the classic three-strip Technicolor look, and was named TechnoBarbie. This required the creation of a software called PPL, a color correcting program which separates the image into the three basic components of blue, green, and red, which can then be manipulated individually. Alexandre Desplat , who collaborated with Gerwig on Little Women (2019), was set to score Barbie in early September 2022. However, by May 2023, he had left

14385-515: The screen with variants, this time of plastic dolls Barbie and Ken." A second teaser trailer was unveiled shortly after the posters' release, featuring a rendition of the Beach Boys ' 1964 surf rock song " Fun, Fun, Fun ." The Washington Post noted that the "visually striking" and " polysemic " teaser captivated multiple demographics because of its humor, color palette, and the Barbie doll's cross-generational appeal. An official trailer for

14522-457: The screenplay and approached Alethea Jones to direct as a means of interesting Hathaway in signing. Jones was attached to direct by March 2018. In August 2018, Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz hired film executive Robbie Brenner , who was later appointed head of Mattel Films . Sony's option on the project expired in October 2018, and film rights were transferred to Warner Bros. Pictures , causing Hathaway, Jones, Macdonald, Parkes and Pascal to leave

14659-529: The screenplay during the 2020-2021 COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns at their house in Long Island. Baumbach felt he understood the film's purpose once Gerwig had shown him the first scene, identifying the "element" as "embracing mortality and sadness and sickness and everything that it means to be human." Gerwig was also inspired by the real-life story of Barbie creator Ruth Handler . Gerwig's film treatment consisted of an abstract poem on Barbie influenced by

14796-467: The spirit of Ruth Handler , Mattel co-founder and creator of the Barbie doll, who explains that Barbie's story has no set ending and her ever-evolving history surpasses her roots. After bidding goodbye to the other dolls and Mattel executives, Barbie decides to become human again and return to the real world. Some time later, Gloria, her husband, and Sasha take Barbie, now going by the name "Barbara Handler", to her first gynecologist appointment. Tanner,

14933-401: The studio that they would explore the controversies and problematic parts of Barbie, but also convinced the studio that they would respect the product. Gerwig was also influenced by her childhood experiences with Barbie. Her mother discouraged her from purchasing such dolls, but eventually allowed her to. Opting to acknowledge the controversial nature of the Barbie doll, Gerwig chose to create

15070-537: The target of parody : In May 2001, MGA Entertainment launched the Bratz series of dolls, a move that gave Barbie her first serious competition in the fashion doll market. In 2004, sales figures showed that Bratz dolls were outselling Barbie dolls in the United Kingdom, although Mattel maintained that in terms of the number of dolls, clothes, and accessories sold, Barbie remained the leading brand. In 2005, figures showed that sales of Barbie dolls had fallen by 30% in

15207-412: The things that were shielded from them in this place [Barbieland]." She also drew parallels to the story of Adam and Eve and taking inspiration from John Milton 's Paradise Lost , particularly being inspired by the concept that there is "no poetry without pain." To underscore the tragic elements of Barbie and Ken facing the real world, she focused on elements of dissonance. As such, she chose to keep

15344-420: The title role with Winston's screenplay. She helped rewrite the script with her sister, Kim Caramele. In March 2017, she exited negotiations, initially saying it was due to scheduling conflicts with the planned June 2017 filming; she revealed in 2023 that she left due to creative differences with the film's producers. That July, Anne Hathaway was considered for the title role; Sony hired Olivia Milch to rewrite

15481-528: The toy shops, just as the 1960s were breaking, the doll market consisted mostly of babies, designed for girls to cradle, rock and feed. By creating a doll with adult features, Mattel enabled girls to become anything they want. On September 7, 2021, following the debut of the streaming television film Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams on Netflix , Barbie joined forces with Grammy Award -nominated music producer, songwriter, singer and actress Ester Dean and Girls Make Beats – an organization dedicated to expanding

15618-430: The tragic nature of Barbie and Ken facing the difficulties of the real world, she directed Robbie and Gosling to act as if they were in a drama. Editor Nick Huoy returned to work with Greta Gerwig, having also cut Lady Bird and Little Women . Finding the tone of the film was a playful experiment working collaboratively with Gerwig and VFX supervisor Glen Pratt and VFX producer Nick King. Pratt focused on blending

15755-405: The two films appealed to different audiences, and how they should be viewed as a double feature . Hence, the trend was dubbed " Barbenheimer ." In an interview with La Vanguardia , Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy endorsed the phenomenon, saying, "My advice would be for people to go see both, on the same day. If they are good films, then that's cinema's gain." The Barbenheimer phenomenon

15892-484: The use of practical effects instead of computer-generated imagery (CGI) to capture the sky and the San Jacinto Mountains . The set design is also noted for its extensive use of a specific shade of pink, Pantone 219. Rosco, the film's paint supplier, faced international shortages due to COVID-19 -related supply-chain issues, as well as freezing temperatures that damaged stock; the film's sets required

16029-491: Was "a direct take-off and copy" of Bild-Lilli. The company additionally claimed that Mattel "falsely and misleadingly represented itself as having originated the design". Mattel counter-claimed and the case was settled out of court in 1963. In 1964, Mattel bought Greiner & Hausser's copyright and patent rights for the Bild-Lilli doll for $ 21,600. Barbie's appearance has been changed many times, most notably in 1971 when

16166-486: Was "no basis" to banning the film as the map was simply "cartoonish" and that there was no clear nor outright depiction of the nine-dash line, as the line in the film was "not U-Shaped" and had "eight dots or dashes" instead of nine. The board gave the film a PG rating, as well as allowing it to be screened in the country, however they requested Warner Bros. to "blur the controversial lines in order to avoid further misinterpretations." Senator Tolentino said that he respected

16303-413: Was announced in September 2009 by Universal Pictures with Laurence Mark producing. Development began in April 2014, when Sony Pictures acquired the film rights . Following multiple writer and director changes and the casting of Amy Schumer and later Anne Hathaway as Barbie, the rights were transferred to Warner Bros. Pictures in October 2018. Robbie was cast in 2019, after Gal Gadot turned down

16440-407: Was attuned to her environment. She also described the story as mirroring a girl's journey from childhood to adolescence, though she did not deem it to be a coming of age film and felt that the film ultimately "ends up, really, about being human." Primarily, she began her writing by interpreting Barbie as living in a utopia and eventually experiencing reality, where she would have to "confront all

16577-467: Was available as either a blonde or brunette . The doll was marketed as a "Teen-age Fashion Model", with her clothes created by Mattel fashion designer Charlotte Johnson. Analysts expected the doll to perform poorly due to her adult appearance and widespread assumptions about consumer preferences at the time. Ruth Handler believed it was important for Barbie to have an adult appearance, but early market research showed that some parents were unhappy about

16714-411: Was available; Gerwig later revealed that during a visit to the set, Chalamet said he should have been in the film. Additionally, Bowen Yang , Dan Levy and Ben Platt were considered to play Kens. Jonathan Groff was the first choice for Allan, played by Cera, but turned it down. Matt Bomer auditioned and was offered a role but ultimately turned it down due to the production schedule. Ben Affleck

16851-521: Was based on the German Bild Lilli doll which Handler had purchased while in Europe. The figurehead of an eponymous brand that includes a range of fashion dolls and accessories, Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over six decades. Mattel has sold over a billion Barbie dolls, making it the company's largest and most profitable line. The brand has expanded into

16988-473: Was confirmed in July 2019. In her capacity as a producer, Robbie pitched Barbie to Warner Bros. herself. During the green-light meeting, she compared the film to Steven Spielberg 's Jurassic Park (1993) and also jokingly suggested that it would gross over $ 1 billion. Later on, she approached Greta Gerwig —whose previous films, particularly Little Women (2019), Robbie enjoyed—to screenwrite. Gerwig

17125-477: Was followed by " Watati " by Karol G on June 2, 2023. " Angel " by Pink Pantheress was released on June 9, 2023, as the first promotional single. " Barbie World " by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice was released as the album's third single on June 23, 2023. The album's second promotional single, " Speed Drive " by Charli XCX was released on June 30, 2023. On July 6, 2023, the album's third and final promotional single, " Barbie Dreams " by Fifty Fifty and Kaliii

17262-533: Was in post-production for another film, and took the assignment on the condition that her partner, Noah Baumbach , also write the script. Gerwig would sign on to also direct the film in July 2021. Robbie said the film aimed at subverting expectations and giving audiences "the thing you didn't know you wanted". In August 2023, Variety revealed that she would earn "roughly $ 50 million in salary and box office bonuses" as star and producer. As writers, Gerwig and Baumbach were given full creative freedom. They worked on

17399-548: Was initially set to cameo during the beach fight sequence but scheduling conflicts with Air (2023) resulted in him having to back out and his role in the film was rewritten for Cera. Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer were the set designer and decorator, respectively, for Barbie . For the Barbie Dreamhouse , they drew inspiration from mid-century modernist architecture found in Palm Springs , including

17536-402: Was not used; Variety speculated that it was due to bad relations between Mattel and MCA Records , the song's American publisher, who engaged in a series of lawsuits over it from 1997 to 2002. "Barbie World", a rework of the song, was instead used in the film. It samples "Barbie Girl"; Aqua is credited as a performer and co-writer on the track. The film features multiple renditions of

17673-732: Was one for general practitioner Kirby White for her work during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. In August 2021 a Barbie modelled after European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti was released. The standard range of Barbie dolls and related accessories are manufactured to approximately 1/6 scale, which is also known as playscale . The standard dolls are approximately 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (29 cm) tall. Mattel estimates that there are well over 100,000 avid Barbie collectors. Ninety percent are women, at an average age of 40, purchasing more than twenty Barbie dolls each year. Forty-five percent of them spend upwards of $ 1000

17810-593: Was opened at the 2022 CCXP event in São Paulo , Brazil. The film's first teaser trailer debuted during preview screenings of Avatar: The Way of Water in December 2022. It featured a parody of the opening "Dawn of Man" sequence in Stanley Kubrick 's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey , where Robbie (clad in Barbie's original 1959 outfit) imitates an alien monolith whose influence on the history of dolls

17947-458: Was portrayed by Australian actress Margot Robbie in a live-action film adaptation released on July 21, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts and her parents' names are given as George and Margaret Roberts from the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin , in a series of novels published by Random House in the 1960s. In those novels, Barbie attended Willows High School; while in

18084-496: Was produced using the existing head molds for the white Francie doll and lacked distinct African characteristics other than dark skin. The first African-American doll in the Barbie range is usually regarded as Christie, who made her debut in 1968. Black Barbie was launched in 1980 but still had Caucasian features. In 1990, Mattel created a focus group with African-American children and parents, early childhood specialists, and clinical psychologist, Darlene Powell Hudson. Instead of using

18221-400: Was released in the United States on July 21. Its concurrent release with Universal Pictures ' Oppenheimer was the catalyst of the " Barbenheimer " phenomenon, encouraging audiences to see both films as a double feature . The film grossed $ 1.446 billion and achieved several milestones, including the highest-grossing film of 2023 , the highest-grossing film ever released by Warner Bros., and

18358-524: Was released on July 21, 2023, and features music by Ava Max , Charli XCX , Dominic Fike , Fifty Fifty , Gayle , Haim , Ice Spice , Kali , Karol G , Khalid , Sam Smith , Lizzo , Nicki Minaj , Billie Eilish , PinkPantheress , Tame Impala , the Kid Laroi , and cast members Ryan Gosling and Dua Lipa . " Dance the Night " by Dua Lipa was released as the album's lead single on May 26, 2023. It

18495-409: Was released. On July 10, 2023, Warner Bros. released a preview clip of Ryan Gosling singing " I'm Just Ken ." The album's fourth single, " What Was I Made For? " by Billie Eilish , was released on July 13, 2023. Despite fan expectations for the 1997 song " Barbie Girl " by the pop band Aqua to feature in the film, Ulrich Møller-Jørgensen, manager for Aqua lead singer Lene Nystrøm , said that it

18632-424: Was totally competent in those jobs and did not require outside assistance from others. Mattel later removed the book from sale on Amazon in response to the criticism, and the company released a " Computer Engineer Barbie " doll who was a game programmer rather than game designer . "Colored Francie " made her debut in 1967, and she is sometimes described as the first African-American Barbie doll. However, she

18769-530: Was widely credited with boosting interest in the film, with a total of 79% of tickets sold over the weekend (52% for Barbie ) being for the two films, a total of 18.5 million people. Barbie was released on digital download on September 12, 2023, and was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray , Blu-ray , and DVD on October 17, 2023, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment . The film was available for streaming exclusively on Max on December 15, 2023, including an American Sign Language version. The controversy over

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