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This article is about the 2023 live-action film. For the animated Barbie films, see List of Barbie films.

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Barbie
$\"In$ Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Greta Gerwig
Written by	\n Greta Gerwig \n Noah Baumbach \n
Based on	Barbie by Mattel
Produced by	\n David Heyman \n Margot Robbie \n Tom Ackerley \n Robbie Brenner \n
Starring	\n Margot Robbie \n Ryan Gosling \n America Ferrera \n Kate McKinnon \n Issa Rae \n Rhea Perlman \n Will Ferrell \n
Cinematography	Rodrigo Prieto
Edited by	Nick Houy
Music by	\n Mark Ronson \n Andrew Wyatt \n
Production companies	\n Heyday Films \n LuckyChap Entertainment \n NB/GG Pictures \n Mattel Films \n
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	\n July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09) (Shrine Auditorium) \n July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21) (United States and United Kingdom) \n
Running time	114 minutes^[1]
Countries	\n United States^[2]^[3] \n United Kingdom^[3] \n
Language	English
Budget	$128\u2013145 million^[4]^[5]
Box office	$1.446 billion^[6]^[7]

Barbie^[a] is a 2023 fantasy comedy film directed by Greta Gerwig from 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.\n

A live-action Barbie film 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 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.\n

Barbie premiered at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on July 9, 2023, and 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 and the highest-grossing film ever released by Warner Bros., and the 14th-highest-grossing film of all time at the time of its release.\n

\nNamed 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 the film received the inaugural Golden Globe Award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.

v t e Films by Greta Gerwig
Awards and nominations
Written and directed	\n Nights and Weekends (2008) \n Lady Bird (accolades) (2017) \n Little Women (accolades) (2019) \n Barbie (accolades) (2023) \n
Written only	\n Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) \n Northern Comfort (2010) \n Frances Ha (2012) \n Mistress America (2015) \n Snow White (2025) \n
Related	\n Barbenheimer \n
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v t e Margot Robbie
\n Filmography \n Accolades \n
Producer	\n I, Tonya (2017) \n Terminal (2018) \n Dreamland (2019) \n Birds of Prey (2020) \n Promising Young Woman (2020) \n Barbie (2023) \n Saltburn (2023) \n My Old Ass (2024) \n
Related	\n LuckyChap Entertainment \n Tom Ackerley \n Harley Quinn \n Barbenheimer \n
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v t e Yearly highest-grossing films in the United States
Films listed as number-one by in-year release
1970s\u20131980s	\n Star Wars (1977) \n Grease (1978) \n Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) \n The Empire Strikes Back (1980) \n Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) \n E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) \n Return of the Jedi (1983) \n Beverly Hills Cop (1984) \n Back to the Future (1985) \n Top Gun (1986) \n Three Men and a Baby (1987) \n Rain Man (1988) \n Batman (1989) \n
1990s\u22122000s	\n Home Alone (1990) \n Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) \n Aladdin (1992) \n Jurassic Park (1993) \n Forrest Gump (1994) \n Toy Story (1995) \n Independence Day (1996) \n Titanic (1997) \n Saving Private Ryan (1998) \n Star Wars: Episode I \u2013 The Phantom Menace (1999) \n How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) \n Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) \n Spider-Man (2002) \n The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) \n Shrek 2 (2004) \n Star Wars: Episode III \u2013 Revenge of the Sith (2005) \n Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) \n Spider-Man 3 (2007) \n The Dark Knight (2008) \n Avatar (2009) \n
2010s\u22122020s	\n Toy Story 3 (2010) \n Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows \u2013 Part 2 (2011) \n The Avengers (2012) \n The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) \n American Sniper (2014) \n Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) \n Rogue One (2016) \n Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) \n Black Panther (2018) \n Avengers: Endgame (2019) \n Bad Boys for Life (2020) \n Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) \n Top Gun: Maverick (2022) \n Barbie (2023) \n Inside Out 2 (2024) \n
List of highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada

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\"Barbenheimer\"

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Nine-dash line controversy

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World map drawing and Warner Bros.' statement

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Pakistan

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Possible sequel

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