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Barbie beats The Dark Knight’s 15-year-old box office record

Christopher Nolan’s 2008 superhero film had not been surpassed – until now

The Independent UK

Mattel Earnings 'Kenough' To Beat Forecasts, But Barbie Sales Fall Despite Movie Hype

Mattel beat earnings forecasts Wednesday but hasn't seen an impact from "Barbie" movie success. Mattel stock slides after results.

Investors Business Daily

Everyone here is called Ken! Inside BarbieCon, the other Barbie event of the summer

A yearly convention brings together superfans for shopping, fashion shows and workshops on making doll-sized tropical drinks – if you can score a ticket

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Yes, there's a 'Polly Pocket' movie in the works, so prepare for some incoming nostalgia

First Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' and now a 'Polly Pocket' movie—looks like iconic dolls are having a moment!

My Imperfect Life

Salma Hayek Continues to Celebrate Herself, This Time in a ‘Barbie’-Inspired Pink One Piece

This is the Summer of Salma!

Marie Claire

Barbie vs Oppenheimer latest: Greta Gerwig explains Barbie’s ending after record-breaking box office debut

Gerwig broke the domestic box office record for female director with ‘Barbie’ debut

The Independent UK

Barbenheimer bonanza: how two films saved the summer box office

Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan’s vastly different summer offerings have opened to record-breaking numbers at a precarious time for the industry

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AMC Entertainment’s Preferred Equity Plan Rejected By Court, Raises Cash Concerns

AMC faces setback as court rejects preferred equity plan, raising concerns about its financial future.

Zenger

90s toy-inspired baby names are trending - but step aside Barbie, there’s a new kid on the block

Thanks to the release of the new Barbie movie, baby names inspired by our favourite 90s toys are on the rise - but which is your fave?

GoodToKnow

Top-grossing films directed by women as Greta Gerwig breaks records with Barbie

Barbie’s early success has given Greta Gerwig the biggest first weekend return at the box office for a female director in film history.

Evening Standard

Barbie and Oppenheimer smash the box office in fourth biggest weekend ever

It was the biggest box office weekend since Avengers: Endgame

Total Film

‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Combine for Domestic Box-Office Explosion, Market Edging Towards Massive $300 Million Weekend

There’s still life in the ol’ theatrical model, which just had its fourth best weekend ever

Broadcasting & Cable

Barbie on track to earn biggest ever box office opening for non-superhero film

Both ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ have exceeded projections in a huge way

The Independent UK

Barbie doubles Oppenheimer’s earnings in box office previews

‘Barbie’ has collected the best preview earnings of any film this year

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Too gay, too weird, too pregnant: The most controversial Barbie dolls in history

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ movie features cameos from a host of surreal dolls quietly discontinued by Mattel – among them a pregnant plastic woman and Rob Brydon’s ‘Sugar Daddy Ken’. Believe it or not, all of them are ripped from reality, writes Ellie Muir

The Independent UK

Barbie doubles Oppenheimer’s earnings in box office previews

‘Barbie’ has collected the best preview earnings of any film this year

The Independent UK

‘Barbie pink’ season is here: A look at the cultural phenomenon behind the color

The release of “Barbie” is upon us, and the color pink is nearly inescapable

The Guardian - US

‘I just want to feel joy’: Barbie and Greta Gerwig fans flock to New York theaters for opening night

The $145m-budgeted film, starring Margot Robbie, has hit cinemas worldwide, bringing all-pink superfans out in droves

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The Independent UK

From Barbie to millennial pink, the cultural phenomenon behind the color that sells

The release of “Barbie” is upon us, and the color pink is nearly inescapable

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: jingoism in odd places on a visit to post-Brexit Blighty

Supermarket goods festooned with union jacks; ‘made in Britain’ labels everywhere. How my former homeland has changed

Real Homes

Ruggable has 20% off everything RN — here are my fave rugs to shop in its birthday sale

We shop nine rugs that are discounted in the Ruggable birthday sale, where everything is 20% off right now...

USA Today Sports Media Group

Barbie wins over film critics with extremely positive reviews

Barbie has earned some rave reviews from film critics.

Cinemablend

Eva Mendes Has Been Supporting Ryan Gosling’s Ken Work. The Sweet Way He Returned The Favor At The Barbie Premiere

Ryan Gosling gave his partner, Eva Mendes, a heartwarming nod at the Barbie premiere.

Fortune

AMC has already sold 20,000 same-day tickets for ‘Barbieheimer’ double viewing

Christopher Nolan’s three-hour war epic, Greta Gerwig’s twist on the classic Mattel doll and Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One will battle it out at the box office.

Evening Standard

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Ben ‘n’ Matt’s Air, Eva Longoria’s Flamin’ Hot: why brand movies are suddenly cool

How movies about the biggest brands became countercultural

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